HIV sexual risk behavior by men who use the internet to seek sex with men: results of the men's INTernet sex study-II (MINTS-II)

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 488-498

  Simon Rosser, B R ^a   Oakes, J Michael ^a   Horvath, Keith J ^a   Konstan, Joseph A ^b   Danilenko, Gene P ^a   Peterson, John L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic factors; High risk sex; HIV seropositivity; Homosexuality; Internet; Unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349240836     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9524-3     Document Type: Article

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