HIV-negative and HIV-discordant gay male couples' use of HIV risk-reduction strategies: Differences by partner type and couples' HIV-status

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1557-1569

  Mitchell, Jason W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay male couples; HIV risk; Risk reduction strategies; UAI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY SIZE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV SEROSORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROSORTING; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880730617     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0388-6     Document Type: Article

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