Exploring the venue's role in risky sexual behavior among gay and bisexual men: An event-level analysis from a national online survey in the U.S.

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 291-302

  Grov, Christian ^a,b,c   Hirshfield, Sabina ^d   Remien, Robert H ^e   Humberstone, Mike ^f   Chiasson, Mary Ann ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Center for HIV AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^d Public Health Solutions   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Local Initiative Support Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Condom use; Gay and bisexual men; HIV status disclosure; Internet; Sex venues

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BISEXUALITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878418729     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9854-x     Document Type: Review

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