Communicating HIV status in sexual interactions: Assessing social cognitive constructs, situational factors, and individual characteristics among South African MSM

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 350-359

  Knox, Justin ^a,b   Reddy, Vasu ^c,d   Kaighobadi, Farnaz ^a   Nel, Dawie ^e   Sandfort, Theo ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e OUT LGBT Well Being   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disclosure; HIV communication; MSM; Sexual risk behavior; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTIVATION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872687247     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0337-4     Document Type: Article

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