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01-06-2009 | Original Research

Evidence Based Interventions for Preventing HIV Transmission: Commentary on Rotheram-Borus et al. (2009)

Author: Charles B. Collins Jr.

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 3/2009

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In their article “Family Wellness, Not HIV Prevention” Rotheram-Borus et al. (2009) state that “sustained improvements in global health require creating a prevention infrastructure to meet the multiple health challenges experienced by local communities.” They then identify four fundamental shifts in HIV and disease prevention. This commentary points out that these shifts are not new but are already being implemented, and some lessons learned indicate they are not complete solutions but strategies that can be integrated with other approaches to the delivery of behavioral and biomedical prevention. …

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Title: Evidence Based Interventions for Preventing HIV Transmission: Commentary on Rotheram-Borus et al. (2009)
Author: Charles B. Collins Jr.
Publication date: 01-06-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-008-9517-7

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