Victimization and sexual risk behavior in young, HIV positive women: Exploration of mediators

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 999-1010

  Clum, Gretchen A ^a   Chung, Shang En ^b   Ellen, Jonathan M ^b   Perez, Lori V ^c   Murphy, Debra A ^d   Harper, Gary W ^e   Hamvas, Lauren ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Sexual risk; Victimization; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863724110     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9931-0     Document Type: Article

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