Sexual mixing patterns among social networks of HIV-positive and HIV-negative Beijing men who have sex with men: A multilevel comparison using roundtable network mapping

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1014-1025

  Ruan, Yuhua ^a   Pan, Stephen W ^b   Chamot, Eric ^b   Qian, Han Zhu ^c   Li, Dongliang ^d   Li, Qing Chun ^a   Liang, Hong Yuan ^a   Spittal, Patricia ^e   Shao, Yiming ^a   Kristensen, Sibylle ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; HIV; MSM; sexual mixing; social networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANILINGUS; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960644189     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.542127     Document Type: Article

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