HIV-related conspiracy beliefs and its relationships with HIV testing and unprotected sex among men who have sex with men in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 459-467

  Tun, Waimar ^a   Kellerman, Scott ^b   Maimane, Senkhu ^c   Fipaza, Zukiswa ^d   Sheehy, Meredith ^a   Vu, Lung ^a   Nel, Dawie ^c  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^c OUT LGBT Well Being   (South Africa)

^d POPULATION COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV conspiracy beliefs; HIV testing; men who have sex with men; South Africa; unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONDOM; CONSPIRACY BELIEF; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84859748536     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.617412     Document Type: Article

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