Syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Taiwan: Its association with HIV prevalence, awareness of HIV status, and use of antiretroviral therapy

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1406-1414

  Huang, Yen Fang ^a,b   Nelson, Kenrad E ^c   Lin, Yu Ting ^a   Yang, Chin Hui ^a   Chang, Feng Yee ^a   Lew Ting, Chih Yin ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Awareness; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SYPHILIS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84880750290     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0405-9     Document Type: Article

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