Structural and environmental factors are associated with internalised homonegativity in men who have sex with men: Findings from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS) in 38 countries

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-69

  Berg, Rigmor C ^a   Ross, Michael W ^b   Weatherburn, Peter ^c   Schmidt, Axel J ^c  

^a Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services   (Norway)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Internalised homonegativity; Men who have sex with men; Predictors

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; BISEXUAL MALE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; EUROPEAN MSM INTERNET SURVEY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNALISED HOMONEGATIVITY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREDICTION; SEX ADOPTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EUROPE;

EID: 84872383117     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.11.033     Document Type: Article

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