Evaluation of the relative effectiveness of three HIV testing strategies targeting African American men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 361-369

  Halkitis, Perry N ^a   Kupprat, Sandra A ^a   McCree, Donna Hubbard ^b   Simons, Sara M ^a   Jabouin, Raynal ^c   Hampton, Melvin C ^a   Gillen, Sara ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Harlem United   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Alternative venue testing; HIV testing; MSM; Partner counseling and referral services; Social networks strategy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEW YORK; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857041889     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-011-9299-4     Document Type: Article

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