Opportunities for providing web-based interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections in Peru

Walter H Curioso; Magaly M Blas; Bobbi Nodell; Isaac E Alva; Ann E Kurth

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040011

Opportunities for providing web-based interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections in Peru

PLoS Med. 2007 Feb;4(2):e11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040011.

Authors

Walter H Curioso¹, Magaly M Blas, Bobbi Nodell, Isaac E Alva, Ann E Kurth

Affiliation

¹ School of Medicine and Health Informatics Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. wcurioso@u.washington.edu

Abstract

The popularity of Internet cafes in Peru, even in poor communities with no modern infrastructure, opens new possibilities to develop online prevention and intervention programs for sexually transmitted diseases.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Health Promotion
Homosexuality, Male*
Humans
Internet*
Male
Peru
Risk-Taking*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / transmission
Unsafe Sex

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding