Young African American men having sex with multiple partners are more likely to use condoms incorrectly: A clinic-based study

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-343

  Crosby, Richard A ^a,b   DiClemente, Ralph J ^c,d,e   Yarber, William L ^b   Snow, Gregory ^a   Troutman, Adewale ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Louisville Metro Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; HIV; Men; Sexual behavior; STD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COHORT STUDIES; CONDOMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349129611     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988308321320     Document Type: Article

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