Men who have sex with men in Kisumu, Kenya: support group membership and knowledge of HIV-risk factors

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 968-980

  Okall, Dancun O ^a   Otieno, Fredrick O ^a   Nyikuri, Mary ^a   Mills, Lisa A ^a,b   Hardnett, Felicia ^b   Odero, Starllone ^c   Turner, Kyle ^d   Gust, Deborah A ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Kisumu Initiative for Positive Empowerment ^*  (Kenya)

^d Inner City Fund International   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV risk behaviours; men who have sex with men; risk factors; support groups

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF HELP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONDOMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884501983     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2013.799231     Document Type: Article

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