Impact of marriage on HIV/AIDS risk behaviors among impoverished, at-risk couples: A multilevel latent variable approach

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-98

  Stein, Judith A ^a   Nyamathi, Adeline ^b   Ullman, Jodie B ^c   Bentler, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS risk behaviors; Latent variable models; Marriage; Multilevel models; Needle sharing

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV EDUCATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEEDLE SHARING; POVERTY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 33846415123     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-9058-2     Document Type: Article

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