Sexual practices and psychosocial correlates of current condom use among Chinese gay men in Hong Kong

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-167

  Wong, Chi Yan ^a   Tang, Catherine So Kum ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Coming out; Condom use; Homosexuality

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COITUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; CONDOMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 3042722003     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ASEB.0000014330.67201.1b     Document Type: Article

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