Feasibility and acceptability of Project Connect: A couples-based HIV-risk reduction intervention among young couples in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Given the importance of couples to the transmission of HIV, interventions focusing on both members of a partnership can play an important role in its prevention. We adapted and pilot-tested Project Connect, an evidence-based HIV prevention intervention for couples, to determine its acceptability and...
| Published in: | AIDS Care Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 476 - 483 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2014
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