Relationships Between Social Norms, Social Network Characteristics, and HIV Risk Behaviors in Thailand and the United States

Health Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-329

  Latkin, Carl ^a   Donnell, Deborah ^c   Celentano, David D ^b   Aramrattna, Apinun ^d   Liu, Ting Yuan ^c   Vongchak, Tasanai ^d   Wiboonnatakul, Kanokporn ^d   Davis Vogel, Annet ^e   Metzger, David ^e  

^a Society   (United States)

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

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; injection drug use; prevention; social networks; social norms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; NEEDLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; PHILADELPHIA; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; THAILAND; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65849373873     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014707     Document Type: Article

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