High levels of unprotected anal intercourse and never testing for HIV among men who have sex with men in nigeria: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey for the need for innovative approaches to HIV prevention

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 659-665

  Vu, Lung ^a   Andrinopoulos, Katherine ^b   Tun, Waimar ^c   Adebajo, Sylvia ^d  

^a POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^d POPULATION COUNCIL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; BISEXUALITY; COHABITATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNPROTECTED SEX; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CRIME; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NIGERIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84891846311     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051065     Document Type: Review

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