Behavior, intention or chance? a longitudinal study of HIV seroadaptive behaviors, abstinence and condom use

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-131

  McFarland, Willi ^a,b   Chen, Yea Hung ^a   Nguyen, Binh ^a   Grasso, Michael ^a   Levine, Deb ^c   Stall, Ron ^d   Colfax, Grant ^a   Robertson, Tyler ^a   Truong, Hong Ha M ^b   Raymond, H Fisher ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ISIS Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Men who have sex with men; Serosorting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV SEROSORTING; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONDOMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROSORTING; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863230194     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9936-8     Document Type: Article

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