Gender differences in HIV risk behaviors of inmates

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-71

  Abiona, Titilayo C ^a   Adefuye, Adedeji S ^a   Balogun, Joseph A ^a   Sloan, Patricia E ^a  

^a CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TATTOO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TATTOOING; UNSAFE SEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149385625     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0941     Document Type: Article

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