Social network characteristics and HIV vulnerability among transgender persons in san salvador: Identifying opportunities for HIV prevention strategies

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 214-224

  Barrington, Clare ^a   Wejnert, Cyprian ^b   Guardado, Maria Elena ^c   Nieto, Ana Isabel ^d   Bailey, Gabriela Paz ^e  

^a IL   (United States)

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

^c Tephinet Inc   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health   (El Salvador)

^e Valle University   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

El Salvador; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Respondent driven sampling; Sexually transmitted infections; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALISM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALISM; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858271555     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9959-1     Document Type: Article

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