Demographic factors and sexist beliefs as predictors of condom use among Latinos in the USA

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

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1021-1028

  Albarracin, Julia ^a   Plambeck, Chad R ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

benevolent and hostile sexism; condom use; gender; HIV AIDS prevention; Latinos in the USA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; CONDOM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INCOME; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955141465     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.487089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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