Sexual risk behaviour for transmission of HIV in men who have sex with men: Recent findings and potential interventions

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 311-315

  McDaid, Lisa M ^a   Hart, Graham J ^b  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Men who have sex with men; Sexual risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANILINGUS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONDOM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 77953609218     PISSN: 1746630X     EISSN: 17466318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COH.0b013e32833a0b86     Document Type: Review

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