HIV sexual risk behavior among black men who meet other men on the internet for sex

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 464-481

  White, Jaclyn M ^a   Mimiaga, Matthew J ^a,b,c   Reisner, Sari L ^a,c   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a,d  

^a FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

African American Black; HIV; Internet; MSM; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLACK PERSON; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION; ADDICTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEGRO; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BOSTON; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84878743480     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9701-y     Document Type: Article

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