A brief intervention for drug use, sexual risk behaviours and violence prevention with vulnerable women in South Africa: A randomised trial of the Women's Health CoOp

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A brief intervention for drug use, sexual risk behaviours and violence prevention with vulnerable women in South Africa: A randomised trial of the Women's Health CoOp

Objective: To assess the impact of the Women's Health CoOp (WHC) on drug abstinence among vulnerable women having HIV counselling and testing (HCT). Design: Randomised trial conducted with multiple follow-ups. Setting: 15 communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Participants: 720 drug-us...

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Main Authors:	Wechsberg, W.M., Jewkes, R., Novak, S.P., Kline, T., Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Browne, F.A., Carney, T., Lopez, A.A.M., Parry, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP 2013
Subjects:	Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, General & Internal General & Internal Medicine WOMAN-FOCUSED INTERVENTION SUBSTANCE USE HIV PREVENTION CAPE-TOWN WORKERS ALCOHOL MEN
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85601

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