Neighborhood-level correlates of consistent condom use among men who have sex with men: A multi-level analysis

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 974-985

  Frye, Victoria ^a   Koblin, Beryl ^b   Chin, John ^a   Beard, John ^c   Blaney, Shannon ^c   Halkitis, Perry ^c   Vlahov, David ^d   Galea, Sandro ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; MSM; Multi level analysis; Neighborhood environment; Sexual HIV risk behavior; Urban neighborhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CONDOMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956874089     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9438-5     Document Type: Article

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