Determinants of Alcohol Use, Risky Sexual Behavior and Sexual Health Problems among Men in Low Income Communities of Mumbai, India

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Singh, S K ^e   Schensul, Jean J ^a   Gupta, Kamla ^b   Maharana, Barsharani ^b   Kremelberg, David ^c   Berg, Marlene ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d ICR   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Heterosexual men; Mumbai; Sexual health; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; POVERTY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958189210     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9732-x     Document Type: Article

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