Changes in gay men's participation in gay community life: Implications for HIV surveillance and research

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 669-675

  Zablotska, Iryna B ^a   Holt, Martin ^b   Prestage, Garrett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gay community attachment; Gay men; HIV; Internet; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84863718443     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9919-9     Document Type: Article

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