Intra-couple communication dynamics of HIV risk behavior among injecting drug users and their sexual partners in northern Vietnam

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-76

  Go, Vivian F ^a   Quan, Vu Minh ^a   Voytek, Chelsea ^a   Celentano, David ^a   Nam, Le Van ^b  

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

^b Bac Ninh Department of Public Health   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Gender norms; HIV AIDS; Injecting drug users; Sexual partners; Sexual transmission; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; VIET NAM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNSAFE SEX; VIETNAM;

EID: 33746489939     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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