Sex ratio, poverty, and concurrent partnerships among men and women in the United States: A multilevel analysis

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 716-719

  Adimora, Adaora A ^a,b,c   Schoenbach, Victor J ^b,c   Taylor, Eboni M ^b   Khan, Maria R ^d   Schwartz, Robert J ^c   Miller, William C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Concurrent partnerships; Epidemiology; Hispanics; HIV; Multilevel analysis; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CAUCASIAN; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEGRO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONCURRENT PARTNERSHIPS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISPANICS; HIV; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885960032     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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