Gender Ratio Imbalance Effects on HIV Risk Behaviors in African American Women

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 459-463

  Newsome, Valerie ^a   Airhihenbuwa, Collins O ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black African American; health disparities; HIV AIDS; minority health; women's health

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TRANSMISSION; BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIV/AIDS; MINORITY HEALTH; REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN; HEALTH DISPARITIES; HIV/AIDS; MINORITY HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84877005301     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839912460869     Document Type: Review

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