A cross-sectional evaluation of correlates of HIV testing practices among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Mongolia

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1378-1385

  Yasin, Faiza ^a   Delegchoimbol, Altanchimeg ^b   Jamiyanjamts, Naranchimeg ^c   Sovd, Tugsdelger ^d   Mason, Krystal ^a   Baral, Stefan ^a  

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

^b Mongolian Public Health Professionals' Association   (Mongolia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Ministry of Health   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Men who have sex with men; Mongolia; Respondent driven sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; MONGOLIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MONGOLIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880751550     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0412-5     Document Type: Article

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