The ABCs of HIV prevention in men: Associations with HIV risk and protective behaviors

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 571-576

  Steele, Matthew S ^a   Bukusi, Elizabeth ^b,c   Cohen, Craig R ^d   Shell Duncan, Bettina A ^e   Holmes, King K ^e,f  

^a PATH   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ABCs; AIDS; Kenya; Men; Prevention; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CONDOMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX;

EID: 33845355982     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000243098.72770.9b     Document Type: Article

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