A cross-sectional analysis of population demographics, HIV knowledge and risk behaviors, and prevalence and associations of HIV among men who have sex with men in the gambia

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1547-1552

  Mason, Krystal ^a   Ketende, Sosthenes ^a   Peitzmeier, Sarah ^a   Ceesay, Nuha ^b   Diouf, Daouda ^c   Loum, Jaegan ^d   Deen, Donald ^d   Drame, Fatou ^e   Baral, Stefan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNAIDS   (Gambia)

^c ENDA SANTÉ   (Senegal)

^d Network of AIDS Services Organization   (Gambia)

^e UNIVERSITÉ GASTON BERGER   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CONDOM USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GAMBIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL PRACTICE; SEXUALITY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888360868     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: 19318405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2013.0092     Document Type: Article

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