Risk factors for HIV seroconversion in men who have sex with men in Victoria, Australia: Results from a sentinel surveillance system

Sexual Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-329

  Guy, Rebecca J ^a   Spelman, Tim ^b   Stoove, Mark ^b   El Hayek, Carol ^b   Goller, Jane ^b   Fairley, Christopher K ^c,d   Leslie, David ^e   Tee, B K ^f   Roth, Norman ^g   Grulich, Andrew E ^a   Hellard, Margaret E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^f Centre Clinic   (Australia)

^g Prahran Market Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV incidence; men who have sex with men; syphilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS; UNSAFE SEX; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860390589     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH10095     Document Type: Article

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