Barbershops as Venues to Assess and Intervene in HIV/STI Risk Among Young, Heterosexual African American Men

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 368-382

  Baker, Jillian Lucas ^a   Brawner, Bridgette ^b   Cederbaum, Julie A ^c   White, Shawn ^b   Davis, Zupenda M ^d   Brawner, William ^b   Jemmott, Loretta Sweet ^b  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of the Health Sciences in Philadelphia   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent men; HIV AIDS; men of color; qualitative research; sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; HAIRDRESSER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BARBERING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHILADELPHIA; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866745605     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988312437239     Document Type: Article

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