Psychosocial Health Problems Associated with Increased HIV Risk Behavior among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Survey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Deuba, Keshab ^a   Ekström, Anna Mia ^a,b   Shrestha, Rachana ^c   Ionita, George ^d   Bhatta, Laxmi ^c   Karki, Deepak Kumar ^e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c POKHARA UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^e National Centre for AIDS and STD Control   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSATISFACTION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY ACCEPTANCE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NEPAL; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SATISFACTION; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNSAFE SEX; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874872613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058099     Document Type: Article

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