Alcohol use, sexual risk behavior and STIs among married men in Mumbai, India

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Saggurti, Niranjan ^c   Schensul, Stephen L ^a   Singh, Rajendra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b International Center for Research on Women   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; India; Men; Sexual behavior; STIs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958154916     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9728-6     Document Type: Article

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