Influence of HIV positive status on sexual behavior among males

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 503-513

  Ventura Filipe, Elvira M ^a,c   Newman, Stan P ^b  

^a Programa Estadual de DST/AIDS   (Brazil)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS serodiagnosis; Risk taking; Sex behavior

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME--MEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRIER METHODS; BEHAVIOR; BISEXUALS--MEN; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASES; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUALS--MEN; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS--MEN; HOMOSEXUALS--MEN; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR--MEN; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX BEHAVIOR--MEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIRAL DISEASES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME--MEN; AMERICAS; BARRIER METHODS; BEHAVIOR; BISEXUALS--MEN; BRAZIL; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; FAMILY PLANNING; HETEROSEXUALS--MEN; HIV INFECTIONS--MEN; HOMOSEXUALS--MEN; LATIN AMERICA; MEN; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR--MEN; SEX BEHAVIOR--MEN; SOUTH AMERICA; VIRAL DISEASES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, MALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032233208     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89101998000600002     Document Type: Article

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