Associations between religious involvement and behavioral risk factors for HIV/AIDS in American women and men in a national health survey

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 284-293

  Gillum, R F ^a   Holt, Cheryl L ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; HIV AIDS; Illegal drug use; Religion; Risk factors; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; RELIGION; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649321067     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-010-9218-0     Document Type: Article

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