A protective effect of circumcision among receptive male sex partners of Indian men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 350-359

  Schneider, John A ^a   Michaels, Stuart ^b   Gandham, Sabitha R ^c   McFadden, Rachel ^a   Liao, Chuanhong ^a   Yeldandi, Vijay V ^c   Oruganti, Ganesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Chicago   (United States)

^c SHARE India   (India)

Author keywords

Circumcision; HIV prevention; India; Men who have sex with men; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859734057     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9982-2     Document Type: Article

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