The fallacy of intimacy: Sexual risk behaviour and beliefs about trust and condom use among men who have sex with men in South Africa

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 660-671

  Knox, Justin ^a   Yi, Huso ^b   Reddy, Vasu ^c   Maimane, Senkhu ^d   Sandfort, Theo ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d OUT LGBT Well Being   (South Africa)

Author keywords

beliefs; condoms; HIV; MSM; sexual risk behaviour; South Africa; trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUST; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUST; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650143169     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2010.507772     Document Type: Article

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