HIV testing and self-reported HIV status in South African men who have sex with men: results from a community-based survey

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 425-429

  Sandfort, T G M ^a   Nel, J ^b   Rich, E ^b   Reddy, V ^c   Yi, H ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149097894     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.031500     Document Type: Article

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