Modeling the impact of social discrimination and financial hardship on the sexual risk of HIV among Latino and Black men who have sex with men

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Ayala, George ^a   Bingham, Trista ^b   Kim, Junyeop ^c   Wheeler, Darrell P ^d   Millett, Gregorio A ^e  

^a Global Forum on Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) and HIV   (United States)

^b Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   (United States)

^c Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^e White House   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CALIFORNIA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PENNSYLVANIA; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861735955     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300641     Document Type: Article

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