Estimating hiv prevalence and risk behaviors among high-risk heterosexual men with multiple sex partners: Use of respondent-driven sampling

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-77

  Chopra, Mickey ^a   Townsend, Loraine ^a   Johnston, Lisa ^b   Mathews, Cathy ^a,c   Tomlinson, Mark ^a,e   O'Bra, Heidi ^d   Kendall, Carl ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heterosexual men; HIV AIDS; Respondent driven sampling; South Africa; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651159270     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31819907de     Document Type: Article

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