The prevalence of undiagnosed HIV serodiscordance among male couples presenting for HIV testing

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 173-180

  Sullivan, Patrick S ^a   Wall, Kristin M ^a   O'Hara, Brandon ^a   Jones, Jeb ^a   Barnes, Jasper ^a   Diclemente, Ralph ^a   Hoff, Colleen ^b   Scales, Lamont ^c   Salazar, Laura F ^d   Sanchez, Travis ^a   White, Darcy ^a   Wingood, Gina ^a   Allen, Susan ^e   Stephenson, Rob ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AID Atlanta   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; HIV testing; Male couples; Men who have sex with men; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892680341     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0214-x     Document Type: Article

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