Body mass index, depression and sexual transmission risk behaviors among HIV-positive MSM

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2251-2256

  Blashill, Aaron J ^a,b   O'Cleirigh, Conall ^a,b   Mayer, Kenneth H ^b,c   Goshe, Brett M ^b   Safren, Steven A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Depression; HIV AIDS; MSM; Sexual transmission risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BOSTON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868574143     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0056-2     Document Type: Article

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