In the company of friends: Peer influence on Thai male extramarital sex

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1993-2011

  VanLandingham, Mark ^a   Knodel, John ^b   Saengtienchai, Chanpen ^c   Pramualratana, Anthony ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Thailand Business Coalition on AIDS   (Thailand)

Author keywords

AIDS; Men; Qualitative analysis; Sexual behavior; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LIFE; THAILAND;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CULTURE; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RURAL POPULATION; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032436771     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00274-3     Document Type: Article

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