HIV testing, gay community involvement and internet USE: Social and behavioural correlates of HIV testing among Australian men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-22

  Holt, M ^a   Rawstorne, P ^b   Wilkinson, J ^c   Worth, H ^b   Bittman, M ^d   Kippax, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Casual sex partners; Health promotion; HIV testing; Homosexuality; Male

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858211042     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9872-z     Document Type: Article

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