A Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Computer-assisted Motivational Intervention with Didactic Educational Counseling to Reduce Unprotected Sex in Female Adolescents

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 26-32

  Gold, Melanie A ^a   Tzilos, Golfo K ^b   Stein, L A R ^c   Anderson, Bradley J ^d   Stein, Michael D ^b   Ryan, Christopher M ^e   Zuckoff, Allan ^f   DiClemente, Carlo ^g  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Computer intervention; Condom; Contraception; HIV; Motivational interviewing (MI); Pregnancy prevention; Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); Transtheoretical model (TTM)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIDACTIC EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNPROTECTED SEX; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOFTWARE; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84952870832     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.06.001     Document Type: Article

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