The influence of stigma on HIV risk behavior among men who have sex with men in Chennai, India

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1401-1406

  Thomas, Beena ^a   Mimiaga, Matthew J ^b,c,d   Mayer, Kenneth H ^d,e   Perry, Nicholas S ^b   Swaminathan, Soumya ^a   Safren, Steven A ^b,d  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; HIV; India; men who have sex with men; MSM; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; STIGMA; STIGMA SCALE SCORE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868574088     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.672717     Document Type: Article

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