Sociocultural facilitators and barriers to condom use during anal sex among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China: An ethnographic study

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1481-1486

  Li, Haochu ^a,b   Lau, Joseph T F ^a,b   Holroyd, Eleanor ^c   Yi, Huso ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; ethnography; HIV STD; men who have sex with men; sexual venues; unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANILINGUS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; CULTURAL FACTOR; EROTISM; ETHNOGRAPHY; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STEAM BATH; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650295901     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.482121     Document Type: Article

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