Do social support, stress, disclosure and stigma influence retention in HIV care for Latino and African American men who have sex with men and women?

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1098-1110

  Wohl, Amy Rock ^a,b   Galvan, Frank H ^c   Myers, Hector F ^d   Garland, Wendy ^a   George, Sheba ^c   Witt, Mallory ^e   Cadden, Joseph ^f   Operskalski, Eva ^f   Jordan, Wilbert ^g   Carpio, Felix ^h   Lee, Martin L ^c,i  

^a Los Angeles County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g OASIS Clinic   (United States)

^h AltaMed Health Services Corporation   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; HIV disclosure; Latino; Men who have sex with men; Social support; Stigma; Stress; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BISEXUALITY; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052733668     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9833-6     Document Type: Article

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