Gender differences in sexual behaviors, sexual partnerships, and HIV among drug users in New York City

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 707-715

  Absalon, Judith ^a   Fuller, Crystal M ^a,b   Ompad, Danielle C ^b   Blaney, Shannon ^b   Koblin, Beryl ^c   Galea, Sandro ^b   Vlahov, David ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug users; Gender; HIV; Partnerships; Sexual behaviors

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33750294888     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9082-x     Document Type: Article

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