Sexual mixing patterns and partner characteristics of black msm in massachusetts at increased risk for HIV infection and transmission

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 602-623

  Mimiaga, Matthew J ^a,b   Reisner, Sari L ^a   Cranston, Kevin ^c   Isenberg, Deborah ^c   Bright, Donna ^d   Daffin, Gary ^e   Bland, Sean ^a   Driscoll, Maura A ^c   Vanderwarker, Rodney ^a   Vega, Benny ^a   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a,f  

^a FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Justice Resource Institute   (United States)

^e Multicultural AIDS Coalition Inc   (United States)

^f MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

African American Black; HIV AIDS; MSM; Prevention; STD

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BISEXUALITY; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650726854     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9363-6     Document Type: Article

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