Use of a rapid HIV home test to screen sexual partners: An evaluation of its possible use and relative risk

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 731-737

  Ventuneac, Ana ^a   Carballo Diéguez, Alex ^a   Leu, Cheng Shiun ^a,b   Levin, Bruce ^a,b   Bauermeister, Jose ^c   Woodman Maynard, Emily ^d   Giguere, Rebecca ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay men; Men who have sex with men; Rapid HIV test; Risk reduction for HIV; Serosorting

Indexed keywords

ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SCREENING TEST; UNSAFE SEX;

CONDOMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 68549094370     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9565-7     Document Type: Article

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