How can we improve online HIV and STD prevention for men who have sex with men? perspectives of hook-up website owners, website users, and HIV/STD directors

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3024-3033

  Wohlfeiler, Dan ^a   Hecht, Jennifer ^b   Volk, Jonathan ^c,d   Fisher Raymond, H ^d   Kennedy, Tom ^b   McFarland, Willi ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Internet; Men who have sex with men; Sexual networks; STD prevention; Structural interventions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84889101783     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0375-y     Document Type: Article

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