Effects of structural intervention on increasing condom availability and reducing risky sexual behaviours in gay bathhouse attendees

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

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1499-1507

  Ko, Nai Ying ^a   Lee, Hsin Chun ^a,b   Hung, Chien Ching ^c   Chang, Jui Ling ^d   Lee, Nan Yao ^b   Chang, Chia Ming ^b   Lee, Meng Ping ^e   Chang, Hsu Ting ^d   Ko, Wen Chien ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Taiwan Love and Hope Association   (Taiwan)

^e AIDS Care Association   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Condom accessibility; Condom availability; Gay bathhouse; Sexually transmitted infection; Structural intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NONEQUIVALENT CONTROL GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONDOMS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TAIWAN; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949630105     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902923022     Document Type: Article

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