Racial discrimination, social support, and sexual hiv risk among black heterosexual men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 407-418

  Bowleg, Lisa ^a   Burkholder, Gary J ^b   Massie, Jenné S ^a   Wahome, Rahab ^a   Teti, Michelle ^c   Malebranche, David J ^d   Tschann, Jeanne M ^e  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black African American men; HIV risk behaviors; HIV AIDS; Racial discrimination; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILADELPHIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RACISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872681826     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0179-0     Document Type: Article

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