What Works To Prevent HIV Among Heterosexual African-Americans?
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
Behavioral HIV prevention interventions targeting heterosexual African Americans that are proven to work require several key characteristics, according to researchers. "Peer education, skills training and cultural tailoring were critical factors we found in interventions that reduced HIV risk behaviors and led to lower rates of sexually transmitted infections," said lead author, Lynae Darbes, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at UCSF's Center for AIDS Prevention Studies and Global Health Sciences.
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