Willingness to take a free home HIV test and associated factors among internet-using men who have sex with men

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 357-364

  Sharma, Akshay ^a   Sullivan, Patrick S ^a   Khosropour, Christine M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

home HIV testing; internet using MSM; online HIV prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ETHNICITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HOME DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; BLACK PERSON; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; SEXUALITY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 83455213487     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109711404946     Document Type: Article

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