Why MSM in rural south african communities should be an hiv prevention research priority

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Imrie, John ^a,b   Hoddinott, Graeme ^a   Fuller, Sebastian ^a,b   Oliver, Stephen ^a   Newell, Marie Louise ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; MSM; Research; Rural; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; NEGRO; RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880849712     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0356-1     Document Type: Review

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