Associations between perceived characteristics of the peer social network involving significant others and risk of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men in China

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-110

  Hao, Chun ^a,b,c   Lau, Joseph T F ^a,b   Zhao, Xiuping ^d   Yang, Haitao ^e   Huan, Xiping ^e   Yan, Hongjing ^e   Gu, Jing ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Suzhou Center for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^e JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Risk behaviors; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINA; CONDOM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84892810536     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0492-2     Document Type: Article

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