Listening to Immigrant Latino Men in Rural Oregon: Exploring Connections Between Culture and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-154

  Harvey, S Marie ^a   Branch, Meredith R ^a   Hudson, Deanne ^a   Torres, Antonio ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health care providers; HIV AIDS; immigrants; Latino men; sexual and reproductive health services; sexually transmitted infections; unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIGRATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OREGON; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873944258     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988312463600     Document Type: Article

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