Scaling sexual behavior or "sexual risk propensity" among men at risk for HIV in Kisumu, Kenya

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 162-172

  Mattson, C L ^a   Campbell, Richard T ^a   Karabatsos, George ^a   Agot, Kawango ^b   Ndinya Achola, J O ^c   Moses, Stephen ^d   Bailey, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIM Project   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV AIDS; Male circumcision; Non parametric item response theory; Risk compensation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949315450     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9423-z     Document Type: Article

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