Open, closed, or in between: Relationship configuration and condom use among men who use the internet to seek sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1499-1514

  Brady, Sonya S ^a   Iantaffi, Alex ^a   Galos, Dylan L ^a   Rosser, B R Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom; Infidelity; Internet; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Relationship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRUST; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880720920     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0316-9     Document Type: Article

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