Sexual risk behavior and risk reduction beliefs among HIV-positive young men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1515-1523

  Bruce, Douglas ^a   Harper, Gary W ^a   Suleta, Katie ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV positive; Risk reduction; Secondary prevention; Serosorting; Young men who have sex with men (YMSM)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV SEROSORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROSORTING; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880752720     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0155-8     Document Type: Article

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