Intimate partner violence perpetration, risky sexual behavior, and STI/ HIV diagnosis among heterosexual African American men

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-295

  Raj, Anita ^a   Reed, Elizabeth ^b   Welles, Seth L ^c   Santana, Christina Maria ^a   Silverman, J Jay ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Risky sexual behavior; STI HIV; Violence perpetration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49849102863     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988308320269     Document Type: Article

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