Estimating levels of HIV testing, HIV prevention coverage, HIV knowledge, and condom use among men who have sex with men (MSM) in low-income and middle-income countries

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Adam, Philippe C G ^a,b   De Wit, John B F ^a,c   Toskin, Igor ^d   Mathers, Bradley M ^e   Nashkhoev, Magomed ^d   Zablotska, Iryna ^a   Lyerla, Rob ^d   Rugg, Deborah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Institute for Prevention and Social Research   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condom use; HIV knowledge; HIV prevention; HIV testing; HIV AIDS; Low and middle income countries; Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; HEALTH; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; POVERTY; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS; UNSAFE SEX;

CONDOMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; UNITED NATIONS; UNSAFE SEX; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 73349112289     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181baf111     Document Type: Article

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