Sexual risk for HIV among gay male couples: A longitudinal study of the impact of relationship dynamics

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-60

  Darbes, Lynae A ^a   Chakravarty, Deepalika ^a,b   Neilands, Torsten B ^a   Beougher, Sean C ^b   Hoff, Colleen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay male couples; HIV risk; Relationship dynamics; Sexual orientation; Sexual risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK-TAKING; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892676307     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0206-x     Document Type: Article

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