Internalised homonegativity predicts HIV-associated risk behavior in European men who have sex with men in a 38-country cross-sectional study: Some public health implications of homophobia

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Ross, Michael W ^a,b   Berg, Rigmor C ^c   Schmidt, Axel J ^d   Hospers, Harm J ^e   Breveglieri, Michele ^f   Furegato, Martina ^f   Weatherburn, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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

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

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f Regional Centre for Health Promotion   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BISEXUALITY; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EUROPE; FRIEND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNALIZED HOMONEGATIVITY; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED KINGDOM; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84874977952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001928     Document Type: Article

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