Syndemic and other risk factors for unprotected anal intercourse among an online sample of belgian HIV negative men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-58

  Wim, Vanden Berghe ^a   Christiana, Nöstlinger ^a   Marie, Laga ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

HIV; MSM; Syndemics; UAI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ONLINE SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84892825171     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0516-y     Document Type: Article

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