Avoidance, anxiety, and sex: The influence of romantic attachment on HIV-risk among pregnant women

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-311

  Kershaw, Trace S ^a   Milan, Stephanie ^b   Westdahl, Claire ^c   Lewis, Jessica ^a   Rising, Sharon Schindler ^d   Fletcher, Rachel ^e   Ickovics, Jeannette ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Centering Pregnancy and Parenting Association   (United States)

^e MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Condom use; HIV risk; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33847320573     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9153-z     Document Type: Article

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