Association of educational attainment with HIV risk in African American active injection drug users

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-91

  Hasnain, M ^a,b   Levy, J A ^b   Mensah, E K ^b   Sinacore, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SNOWBALL SAMPLING TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CHICAGO; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33845335872     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120600872075     Document Type: Article

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