Using a syndemics theory approach to Studying HIV risk taking in a population of men who use the internet to find partners for unprotected sex

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 466-476

  Klein, Hugh ^a  

^a Silver Spring   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV risk; Internet; men who have sex with men (MSM); syndemics theory; unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONDOMS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80455178555     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988311398472     Document Type: Article

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