Homophobia is associated with sexual behavior that increases risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV infection among black men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1442-1453

  Jeffries IV, William L ^a,b   Marks, Gary ^b   Lauby, Jennifer ^c   Murrill, Christopher S ^b   Millett, Gregorio A ^b,d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Office of National AIDS Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Americans; Gay men; Homophobia; Human immunodeficiency virus; Men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PHILADELPHIA; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880242188     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0189-y     Document Type: Article

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