A cross-sectional study of HIV and syphilis infections among male students who have sex with men (MSM) in northeast China: Implications for implementing HIV screening and intervention programs

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Xu, Jun Jie ^a,b   Reilly, Kathleen Heather ^b,c   Lu, Chun Ming ^d   Ma, Ning ^d   Zhang, Min ^a   Chu, Zhen Xing ^a   Wang, Jun Jie ^b   Yun, Ke ^a   Shang, Hong ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Liaoning Provincial CDC   (China)

Author keywords

China; college students; high school students; HIV; men who have sex with men (MSM); syphilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955740660     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-287     Document Type: Article

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