An intervention to assist men who have sex with men disclose their serostatus to family members: Results from a pilot study

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1647-1653

  Serovich, Julianne M ^a   Reed, Sandra J ^a   Grafsky, Erika L ^a   Hartwell, Erica E ^a   Andrist, David W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; HIV; MSM; Regret; Serostatus disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FAMILY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84555205774     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9905-2     Document Type: Article

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