Social and structural risks for HIV among migrant and immigrant men who have sex with men in Moscow, Russia: Implications for prevention

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 387-395

  Wirtz, A L ^a,b   Zelaya, C E ^a   Peryshkina, A ^c   Latkin, C ^a   Mogilnyi, V ^c   Galai, N ^a,d   Dyakonov, K ^c   Beyrer, C ^a  

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

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c AIDS Infoshare   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

HIV risk; Immigrant; Men who have sex with men; Migrant; Russia; Stigma

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; LUBRICATING AGENT; SOAP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; ETHNICITY; FEAR; FREEDOM; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV TEST; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUAL PRACTICE; SHAME; STIGMA; TRANSACTIONAL SEX; WELLBEING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RUSSIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84892441794     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.819407     Document Type: Article

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