Sexual behavior and risks for HIV infection and transmission among male injecting drug users in Yunnan, China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-161

  Yao, Yan ^a,b   Wang, Ning ^b   Chu, Jennifer ^b   Ding, Guowei ^b   Jin, Xia ^b   Sun, Yongli ^b   Wang, Guixiang ^c   Xu, Junjie ^b   Smith, Kumi ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Kaiyuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Condom use; HIV infection; Injecting drug use; Sexual behavior; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849104075     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.1228     Document Type: Article

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