Gender-Specific HIV prevention interventions for women who use alcohol and other drugs: The evolution of the science and future directions

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages S128-S139

  Wechsberg, Wendee M ^a,b,c,d   Deren, Sherry ^e   Myers, Bronwyn ^f,g   Kirtadze, Irma ^h   Zule, William A ^a   Howard, Brittni ^a   El Bassel, Nabila ⁱ  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Tobacco and other Drug Research Unit Alcohol   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^h Addiction Research Center   (Georgia)

ⁱ Columbia University School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and other drug use; Gender disparity; Sex risk; Women focused HIV prevention; Women specific HIV interventions

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; DYNAMICS; EVOLUTION; GENDER BASED VIOLENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCIENTIST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VICTIM; ALCOHOLISM; COMPLICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; RISK FACTOR;

ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84988969062     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000627     Document Type: Article

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