Culture as an influence on the perceived risk of hiv infection: A differential analysis comparing young people from Mexico and Spain

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 434-442

  Giménez García, Cristina ^a   Ballester Arnal, Rafael ^a   Gil Llario, María Dolores ^b   Cárdenas López, Georgina ^c   Duran Baca, Ximena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hispanic Latino culture; HIV AIDS; Mexico; Risk behaviour; Spain; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEXICO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIV INFECTIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877924718     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9636-y     Document Type: Article

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