Predictors of unprotected sex with non-cohabitating primary partners among sheltered and low-income housed women in Los Angeles County

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 697-710

  Tucker, Joan S ^a   Wenzel, Suzanne L ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^a   Hambarsoomian, Katrin ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug and alcohol use; HIV; Impoverished women; Unprotected sex; Violence

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; LYSERGIDE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PUBLIC HOUSING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33746915077     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306066625     Document Type: Article

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