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Safe in the City: Developing an Effective Video-Based Intervention for STD Clinic Waiting Rooms

Myint-U, A., Bull, S., Greenwood, G.L., Patterson, J., Rietmeijer, C.A., Vrungos, S., et al. (2008). Safe in the city: Developing an effective video-based intervention for STD clinic waiting rooms. Health Promotion Practice, 0. doi: 1524839908318830v1

There is a strong need for inexpensive, easily administered HIV and STD prevention interventions that are highly replicable and appealing to diverse clinic audiences. This article describes the four-step iterative and collaborative process used by the Safe City Study Group to design and develop a brief video-based intervention: Safe in the City. Safe in the City has been demonstrated to reduce incident STDs among clinic patients in three cities in the United States.

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