On Same-Sex Sexual Behaviors Among Male Bachelors in Rural China: Evidence From a Female Shortage Context

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-119

  Yang, Xueyan ^a   Attané, Isabelle ^b   Li, Shuzhuo ^a   Zhang, Qunlin ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

forced male bachelors; men's health; same sex sexual behaviors; sexual orientation; unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863166847     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988311415512     Document Type: Article

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