Homelessness and HIV-associated risk behavior among African American men who inject drugs and reside in the urban south of the United States

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Salazar, Laura F ^a,b   Crosby, Richard A ^c,d   Holtgrave, David R ^e   Head, Sara ^c   Hadsock, Benjamin ^a   Todd, Jeffrey ^a   Shouse, R Luke ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; AIDS; HIV; Injection drug use; Men; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; GEORGIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 35448950912     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9239-2     Document Type: Article

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