Gender differences in sexual behaviour among people living with HIV in Chennai, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 690-694

  Thomas, B E ^a   Chandra, S ^a   Selvi, K J A ^a   Suriyanarayanan, D ^a   Swaminathan, Soumya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

Gender; HIV AIDS; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SPOUSE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70349524769     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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