Risk behaviour and HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in a multiethnic society: A venue-based study in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-37

  Kanter, J ^a   Koh, C ^b   Razali, K ^b   Tai, R ^b   Izenberg, J ^c   Rajan, L ^a   Van Griensven, F ^d,e   Kamarulzaman, A ^b,f  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f Malaysian AIDS Council   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Homosexuality; Malaysia; Men who have sex with men; Sexual behaviour; South east asia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CHINESE; ETHNICITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASSAGE; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUNA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952257819     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010277     Document Type: Article

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