The biobehavioral Women's Health CoOp in Pretoria, South Africa: Study protocol for a cluster-randomized design

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wechsberg, Wendee M ^a   Zule, William A ^a   Ndirangu, Jacqueline ^a   Kline, Tracy L ^a   Rodman, Nathaniel F ^a   Doherty, Irene A ^a   Novak, Scott P ^a   Van Der Horst, Charles M ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized design; Combined biobehavioral intervention; HIV; Seek; South Africa; Test; Treat and retain paradigm; Vulnerable women; Women's health CoOp

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLACK PERSON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SOUTH AFRICA; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928744892     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1074     Document Type: Article

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