Beliefs about transmission risk and vulnerability, treatment adherence, and sexual risk behavior among a sample of HIV-positive men who have sex with men

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-39

  Joseph, Heather A ^a   Flores, Stephen A ^a   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b,c   Purcell, David W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

HAART; MSM; Sexual risk; Treatment adherence; Treatment beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949618556     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903012627     Document Type: Article

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