Online social networking technologies, HIV knowledge, and sexual risk and testing behaviors among homeless youth

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 253-260

  Young, Sean D ^b   Rice, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Online social networking technologies; Sexual risk behaviors; Sexually transmitted infections; STI testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951673453     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9810-0     Document Type: Article

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