Wecare: A social media–based intervention designed to increase HIV care linkage, retention, and health outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse young MSM

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 216-230

  Tanner, Amanda E ^a   Mann, Lilli ^b   Song, Eunyoung ^b   Alonzo, Jorge ^b   Schafer, Katherine ^c   Arellano, Elías ^b   Garcia, Jesus M ^b   Rhodes, Scott D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MINORITY GROUP; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971537249     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2016.28.3.216     Document Type: Article

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