HIV prevention services received at health care and HIV test providers by young men who have sex with men: An examination of racial disparities

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 727-743

  Behel, Stephanie K ^a   MacKellar, Duncan A ^a   Valleroy, Linda A ^a   Secura, Gina M ^b   Bingham, Trista ^c   Celentano, David D ^d   Koblin, Beryl A ^e   LaLota, Marlene ^f   Shehan, Douglas ^g   Torian, Lucia V ^h  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   (United States)

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

^e NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^f FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^h NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention services; Racial ethnic disparities; Young MSM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 56149103899     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9303-x     Document Type: Review

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