Differences in perceptions of what constitutes having "had sex" in a population of people living with HIV/AIDS

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 845-850

  Rawlings, M Keith ^a,b,c   Graff, Robert J ^a,c   Calderon, Rodrigo ^a,c   Casey Bailey, Shelisa ^a,b   Pasley, Mary V ^a,b  

^a Peabody Health Center ^*

^b AIDS Arms Inc   (United States)

^c Peabody Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS HIV; Sexual beliefs behaviors

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGED; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEXAS;

EID: 33744908824     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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