Religiosity as a protective factor against HIV risk among young transgender women

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-414

  Dowshen, Nadia ^a,b   Forke, Christine M ^a,b   Johnson, Amy K ^c,d   Kuhns, Lisa M ^d   Rubin, David ^a,b   Garofalo, Robert ^c,d,e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol; Female; HIV; Religion; Sexual risk; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; RELIGION AND SEX; TRANSSEXUALISM; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952693639     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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