The effect of drug and sexual risk behaviours with social network and non-network members on homeless youths sexually transmissible infections and HIV testing

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 434-440

  Tyler, Kimberly ^a   Melander, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; HIV; sexually transmissible infections; USA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649375801     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09113     Document Type: Article

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