Trends of HIV and sexually transmitted infections, estimated HIV incidence, and risky sexual behaviors among gay Bathhouse attendees in Taiwan: 2004-2008

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 292-297

  Ko, Nai Ying ^a   Lee, Hsin Chun ^a,b   Hung, Chien Ching ^c   Tseng, Fan Chen ^d   Chang, Jui Ling ^e   Lee, Nan Yao ^b   Chang, Chia Ming ^b   Lee, Meng Ping ^f   Chen, Bo Jie ^g   Wang, Shainn Wei ^h   Ko, Wen Chien ^a,b,d  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e Taiwan Love and Hope Association   (Taiwan)

^f AIDS Care Association   (Taiwan)

^g Tongzhi Hotline Association   (Taiwan)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Gay bathhouses; HIV incidence; HIV infection; Men who have sex with men; Risky behaviors; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUNA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STEAM BATH; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951678544     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9748-2     Document Type: Article

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