Web-based sex diaries and young adult men who have sex with men: Assessing feasibility, reactivity, and data agreement

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1327-1335

  Glick, Sara Nelson ^a   Winer, Rachel L ^b   Golden, Matthew R ^b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HIV/STD Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaries; Men who have sex with men; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885954739     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9984-9     Document Type: Article

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