Sexually transmitted infection risk exposure among black and minority ethnic youth in northwest London: findings from a study translating a sexually transmitted infection risk-reduction intervention to the UK setting | Zendy

Makeda Gerressu | Zendy; Gillian Elam | Zendy; Rochelle N. Shain | Zendy; Chris Bonell | Zendy; Gary Brook | Zendy; Jane Dimmitt Champion | Zendy; RS French | Zendy; J. Elford | Zendy; Graham Hart | Zendy; Judith Stephenson | Zendy; John Imrie | Zendy

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Sexually transmitted infection risk exposure among black and minority ethnic youth in northwest London: findings from a study translating a sexually transmitted infection risk-reduction intervention to the UK setting

Author(s) -

Makeda Gerressu,

Gillian Elam,

Rochelle N. Shain,

Chris Bonell,

Gary Brook,

Jane Dimmitt Champion,

RS French,

J. Elford,

Graham Hart,

Judith Stephenson,

John Imrie

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

sexually transmitted infections

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.893

H-Index - 98

eISSN - 1472-3263

pISSN - 1368-4973

DOI - 10.1136/sti.2008.034645

Subject(s) - medicine , condom , psychological intervention , context (archaeology) , ethnic group , intervention (counseling) , reproductive health , family medicine , demography , environmental health , gerontology , population , psychiatry , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , sociology , anthropology , biology , paleontology

Young black women are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the UK, but effective interventions to address this are lacking. The Young Brent Project explored the nature and context of sexual risk-taking in young people to inform the translation of an effective clinic-based STI reduction intervention (Project SAFE) from the USA to the UK.

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