Demographic and Behavioral Correlates of HIV Risk among Men and Transgender Women Recruited from Gay Entertainment Venues and Community-based Organizations in Thailand: Implications for HIV Prevention

Prevention Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 483-492

  Newman, Peter A ^a   Lee, Sung Jae ^b   Roungprakhon, Surachet ^c   Tepjan, Suchon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY PHRA NAKHON   (Thailand)

Author keywords

HIV; Men who have sex with men; Sexual risk behaviors; Thailand; Transgender women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; THAILAND; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; THAILAND; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84866085725     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-012-0275-4     Document Type: Article

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