Secondary HIV prevention among Kothi-identified MSM in Chennai, India

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-327

  Chakrapani, Venkatesan ^a   Newman, Peter A ^b   Shunmugam, Murali ^a  

^a Indian Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; India; Kothi; MSM; Prevention; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONDOM; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NARRATIVE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TABOO; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CRIME VICTIMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 46049087934     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050701816714     Document Type: Article

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