This meta-analysis tested the major theoretical assumptions about behavior change by
examining the outcomes and mediating mechanisms of different preventive strategies in a …

Objectives. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV/AIDS Prevention
Research Synthesis Team conducted a systematic review of US-based HIV behavioral …

Objective: The meta-analysis reported here examined interventions informed by the theory
of planned behavior (TPB) or theory of reasoned action (TRA) aimed at reducing …

Comprehending Drug Use, the first full-length critical overview of the use of ethnographic
methods in drug research, synthesizes more than one hundred years of study on the human …

Female inner-city substance users evidence greater crack/cocaine use and are more likely
to be dependent on this drug than on any other drug. Additionally, female inner-city …

INTRODUCTION: Previous research has primarily focused on the relationship between illicit
drug use and HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk behavior among African-American …

There are an estimated several million crack-cocaine users globally; use is highest in the
Americas. Most crack users are socio-economically marginalized (eg, homeless), and …

Background Crack use constitutes a major problem in cities across Brazil. While existing
data suggest that crack use is generally concentrated among disenfranchised young people …

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and evaluate approaches
used in sexual health interventions targeting Black women in the United States. Methods …

A meta-analytic review of the influence of HIV risk reduction interventions on sexual
occasions, number of partners, and abstinence was conducted to assess whether condom …