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The Protective Value of Discussing Condom Use: A Study of Young Black Men Attending STI Clinics in the Southern United States
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Crosby, Richard; Skakoon-Sparling, Shayna; Milhausen, Robin R.; Sanders, Stephanie; Graham, Cynthia A.; Yarber, William L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Young Black men (YBM) experience disparities in both HIV incidence and incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs); thus, developing efficacious behavioral interventions is an especially critical goal. One potential avenue for intervention involves improving sexual health communications among YBM and their partners, before sex…
Descriptors: Males, African Americans, Clinics, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Creating Project CREATE: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Developing Web-Based Resources for Public Health Practitioners
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McGladrey, Margaret; Noar, Seth; Crosby, Richard; Young, April; Webb, Elizabeth – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
Background: This paper discusses the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention's effort to develop a web-based service called Project CREATE that responds to a need for targeted health promotion materials expressed by directors of HIV/STD prevention services in predominately rural states. Purpose: Project CREATE allows users to select customized…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
HIV Testing among Detained Youth
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Voisin, Dexter R.; Salazar, Laura F.; Crosby, Richard; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Yarber, William L.; Staples-Horne, Michelle – Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth, 2004
Published reports have not investigated the issue of voluntary HIV testing among detained youth, a population disproportionately infected with HIV compared to other adolescent groups. Data were collected from 467 sexually active detained adolescents in Georgia on demographic, environmental, and drug and sexual history variables, to explore…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Adolescents, Sexuality