HIV-prevention-related sexual health promotion for heterosexual men in the United States: Pitfalls and recommendations

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-222

  Seal, David Wyatt ^a   Ehrhardt, Anke A ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Heterosexual men; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; CONDOM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POPULATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

COITUS; CONDOMS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX EDUCATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 3342977967     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ASEB.0000026621.21559.cf     Document Type: Review

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