Sexual risk behaviours and HIV-1 prevalence among urban men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-153

  Burrell, Earl ^a,c   Mark, Daniella ^a   Grant, Robert ^a   Wood, Robin ^a   Bekker, Linda Gail ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cross sectional study; gay; homosexual

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953994021     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09090     Document Type: Article

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