HIV risk in group sexual encounters: An event-level analysis from a national online survey of MSM in the U.S.

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2285-2294

  Grov, Christian ^a,b,c   Rendina, H Jonathon ^b,c   Ventuneac, Ana ^b   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b,c,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Center for HIV AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and Bisexual Men; Group Sex; Men Who Have Sex with Men; Sex Parties; Substance Use; Unprotected Anal Intercourse

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BISEXUALITY; CAUCASIAN; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUP SEX; GROUP SEXUAL ENCOUNTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEX PARTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNPROTECTED SEX;

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN; GROUP SEX; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; SEX PARTIES; SUBSTANCE USE; UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883557199     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12227     Document Type: Article

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