Is the HIV Epidemic Stable among MSM in Mexico? HIV Prevalence and Risk Behavior Results from a Nationally Representative Survey among Men Who Have Sex with Men

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Bautista Arredondo, Sergio ^a   Colchero, M Arantxa ^a   Romero, Martín ^a   Conde Glez, Carlos J ^a   Sosa Rubí, Sandra G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIC; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MEXICO; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SELF REPORT; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84883503923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072616     Document Type: Article

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