Social network and risk-taking behavior most associated with rapid HIV testing, circumcision, and preexposure prophylaxis acceptability among high-risk indian men

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 631-640

  Schneider, John ^a   Kumar, Rupali ^b   Dandona, Rakhi ^c   Kumar, Prem ^c   Kumar, Anil ^c   Lakshmi, Vemu ^d   Laumann, Edward ^a   Mayer, Kenneth ^e,f   Dandona, Lalit ^c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^d NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INDIAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866973992     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: 15577449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2012.0188     Document Type: Article

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