Results from two online surveys comparing sexual risk behaviors in Hispanic, black, and white men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 644-652

  Taylor, Barbara S ^a,b   Chiasson, Mary Ann ^c   Scheinmann, Roberta ^c   Hirshfield, Sabina ^c   Humberstone, Mike ^d   Remien, Robert H ^e   Wolitski, Richard J ^f   Wong, Tom ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Public Health Solutions   (United States)

^d Local Initiatives Support Corporation   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; HIV; Internet; Men who have sex with men; Race; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863717733     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9983-1     Document Type: Article

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