Are HIV-negative men who have sex with men and who bareback concerned about HIV infection? Implications for HIV risk reduction interventions

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 279-289

  Balán, Iván C ^a   Carballo Diéguez, Alex ^a   Ventuneac, Ana ^b   Remien, Robert H ^a   Dolezal, Curtis ^a   Ford, Jordan ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Barebacking; Gay men; HIV concerns; HIV optimism; HIV prevention; Raw sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONDOM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878413569     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9886-2     Document Type: Article

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