Sex and the community: The implications of neighbourhoods and social networks for sexual risk behaviours among urban gay men

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1085-1102

  Kelly, Brian C ^a   Carpiano, Richard M ^b   Easterbrook, Adam ^b   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay men; HIV; Neighbourhood effects; Networks; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84864606888     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01446.x     Document Type: Article

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