Differences in sexual identity, risk practices, and sex partners between bisexual men and other men among a low-income drug-using sample

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Williams, Chyvette T ^a   MacKesy Amiti, Mary E ^a   McKirnan, David J ^a   Ouellet, Lawrence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal sex; Drug use; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Respondent driven sampling; Risky sex; Sexual identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CHICAGO; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249138714     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9367-2     Document Type: Article

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