Men who have sex with men and recruit bareback sex partners on the internet: Implications for STI and HIV prevention and client education

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-313

  Blackwell, Christopher W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Anal sex; Bareback sex; Condoms; HIV prevention; Internet; Men who have sex with men; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFE SEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55349115393     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988307306045     Document Type: Article

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