Male alcohol use and unprotected sex with non-regular partners: Evidence from wine shops in Chennai, India

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 94, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 133-141

  Sivaram, S ^a   Srikrishnan, A K ^b   Latkin, C ^a   Iriondo Perez, J ^c   Go, V F ^a   Solomon, S ^b   Celentano, D D ^a  

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

^b YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; HIV AIDS; India; Sexual risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMERCE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; WINE;

EID: 39249083400     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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