Low perception of sexual behaviours at risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection among blood donors who call the AIDS/STI Help Line in Italy

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 575-579

  Regine, Vincenza ^a   Raimondo, Mariangela ^a   Camoni, Laura ^a   Salfa, Maria Cristina ^a   Gallo, Pietro ^a   Colucci, Anna ^a   Luzi, Anna Maria ^a   Suligoi, Barbara ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood donors; HIV infection; Italy; Sexual behaviour; Telephone survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; CONDOM USE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UNPROTECTED SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84891939675     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2013.0257-12     Document Type: Article

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