HIV infection, sexual risk behaviour and condom use in the Belize defense force

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-79

  Anastario, M ^a   Manzanero, R ^b   Blanco, R ^b   Reyes, E ^b   Jaramillo, R ^c   Black, L ^c   Dann, G E ^a   Leonard, E ^a   Boryc, K ^a   Chun, H ^d  

^a Cicatelli Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Belize Defense Force ^*  (Belize)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Department of Defense   (United States)

Author keywords

Belize; Condom use; HIV; Mental health; Military personnel; Sexual risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BELIZE; BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE SURVEY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONDOM; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOLDIER; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYPHILIS; VAGINAL LAVAGE; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; BELIZE; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79953179032     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010274     Document Type: Article

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