'It's my inner strength': Spirituality, religion and HIV in the lives of young African American men who have sex with men

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1103-1117

  Foster, Michael L ^a   Arnold, Emily ^a   Rebchook, Gregory ^a   Kegeles, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African american men who have sex with men; Black men who have sex with men; HIV prevention; MSM; Religion; Spirituality; Young gay men

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051854254     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.600460     Document Type: Article

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