Sexual risk behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS in Togo

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1057-1066

  Moore, Ami R ^a   Oppong, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; HIV AIDS; Sexual behavior; Togo

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONDOM USE; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SITUATED RATIONALITY THEORY; SOCIAL ACTION THEORY; SOCIAL REPRESENTATION THEORY; THEORY; TOGO;

ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RATIONALIZATION; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TOGO; UNSAFE SEX;

AFRICA; LOME; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TOGO; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33846881130     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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