Race/ethnic differences in HIV prevalence and risks among adolescent and young adult men who have sex with men

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 610-621

  Celentano, David D ^a   Sifakis, Frangiscos ^a   Hylton, John ^a   Torian, Lucia V ^c   Guillin, Vincent ^c   Koblin, Beryl A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Drug use; HIV prevalence; Men who have sex with men; Race ethnicity; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALTIMORE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; RISK-TAKING; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 28744433882     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti124     Document Type: Review

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