HIV testing, perceived vulnerability and correlates of HIV sexual risk behaviours of Latino and African American young male gang members

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-24

  Brooks, R A ^a   Lee, S J ^b   Stover, G N ^c   Barkley, T W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; HIV testing; Male gang members; Perceived vulnerability to HIV; Sexual risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRINKING; GANG; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952275287     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010178     Document Type: Article

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