HIV risk behavior in male and female Russian sexually transmitted disease clinic patients

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-33

  Benotsch, Eric G ^a   Pinkerton, Steven D ^b   Dyatlov, Roman V ^c   DiFranceisco, Wayne ^b   Smirnova, Tatyana S ^d   Dudko, Valentina Y ^d   Kozlov, Andrei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d St Petersburg Municipal Skin Venereal Dispensary   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

HIV; Prevention; Russia; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK REDUCTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; RUSSIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33645973304     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1301_4     Document Type: Article

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