Alcohol use and HIV sexual risk among MSM in Chennai, India

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 121-125

  Mimiaga, M J ^a,b   Thomas, B ^c   Mayer, K H ^b,d   Reisner, S L ^a   Menon, S ^e   Swaminathan, S ^c   Periyasamy, M ^c   Johnson, C V ^b   Safren, S A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Sahodaran ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; HIV; India; Intervention; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Prevention; Sexually transmitted infections (STI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEXUALITY; SMOKING; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 79955391886     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009059     Document Type: Article

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