Present but not accounted for: Exploring the sexual risk practices and intervention needs of nonheterosexually identified women in a prevention program for women with HIV/AIDS

Journal of LGBT Health Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 37-51

  Teti, Michelle ^a   Bowleg, Lisa ^a   Rubinstein, Susan ^a   Lloyd, Linda ^b   Berhane, Zek ^a   Gold, Marla ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Non heterosexually identified (NHI) women; Sexual risk reduction interventions; STI and HIV risk; Women who have sex with women (WSW)

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRAFFIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESBIAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REINFECTION; SAFE SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 67650586294     PISSN: 15574091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15574090802226592     Document Type: Article

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