Nonsupportive peer norms and incarceration as HIV risk correlates for young Black men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-50

  Jones, Kenneth T ^a   Johnson, Wayne D ^a   Wheeler, Darrell P ^b   Gray, Phyllis ^c   Foust, Evelyn ^c   Gaiter, Juarlyn ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Discrimination; HIV; Homosexuality; Norms; Racism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NEGRO; PEER GROUP; PRISON; RACISM; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 38449122838     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9228-5     Document Type: Article

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