HIV Testing in African American Churches: Results from the Taking It to the Pews Cluster-Randomized Trial.
To examine effects of a multilevel, religiously-tailored HIV testing intervention, Taking It to the Pews (TIPS), on receipt of HIV testing with African American church-affiliated populations, 14 African American churches (N = 1,491) were randomized to TIPS or a multilevel, non-tailored HIV education...
| Published in: | AIDS & Behavior Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 118 - 130 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Jan2026
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