Queer as Fk: Reaching and engaging gay men in sexual health promotion through social networking sites

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Pedrana, Alisa ^a,b   Hellard, Margaret ^a,b,c   Gold, Judy ^a   Ata, Nadine ^a,b   Chang, Shanton ^d   Howard, Steve ^d   Asselin, Jason ^e   Ilic, Olivia ^f   Batrouney, Colin ^e   Stoove, Mark ^a,b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's Health Centre   (Australia)

^f Machine Productions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gay men; Health promotion; Internet; Sexual health; Social networking sites

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877303279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2334     Document Type: Article

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