The MaBwana Black men's study: Community and belonging in the lives of African, Caribbean and other Black gay men in Toronto

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 549-562

  George, Clemon ^a   Adam, Barry A ^b   Read, Stanley E ^c   Husbands, Winston C ^d   Remis, Robert S ^e   Makoroka, Lydia ^d   Rourke, Sean B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d AIDS Committee of Toronto   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black gay men; Canada; homosexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NEGRO; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARIBBEAN REGION; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; ONTARIO; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860342069     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.674158     Document Type: Article

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