HIV prevalence and risk behaviours among men having sex with men in Nigeria

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-70

  Merrigan, Mike ^a   Azeez, Aderemi ^b   Afolabi, Bamgboye ^c   Chabikuli, Otto Nzapfurundi ^d   Onyekwena, Obinna ^d   Eluwa, George ^d   Aiyenigba, Bolatito ^e   Kawu, Issa ^b   Ogungbemi, Kayode ^f   Hamelmann, Christoph ^d  

^a AED Botswana   (Botswana)

^b Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e Central Business District   (Nigeria)

^f NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE CONTROL OF AIDS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANILINGUS; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYPHILIS;

CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751654796     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.034991     Document Type: Article

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