A plausible causal model of HAART-efficacy beliefs, HIV/AIDS complacency, and HIV-acquisition risk behavior among young men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 788-804

  MacKellar, Duncan A ^a   Hou, Su I ^b   Whalen, Christopher C ^b   Samuelsen, Karen ^b   Valleroy, Linda A ^a   Secura, Gina M ^a   Behel, Stephanie ^a   Bingham, Trista ^c   Celentano, David D ^d   Koblin, Beryl A ^e   LaLota, Marlene ^f   Shehan, Douglas ^g   Thiede, Hanne ^h   Torian, Lucia V ⁱ  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^f FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^h PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

ⁱ NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

HAART optimism; HIV treatment beliefs; HIV AIDS complacency; Men who have sex with men; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960015696     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9813-x     Document Type: Article

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