Acceptability of smartphone application-based HIV prevention among young men who have sex with men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 285-296

  Holloway, Ian W ^a   Rice, Eric ^b   Gibbs, Jeremy ^b   Winetrobe, Hailey ^b   Dunlap, Shannon ^a   Rhoades, Harmony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grindr; HIV Prevention; Mobile; Smartphone; Technology; YMSM

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MOBILE PHONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893824391     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0671-1     Document Type: Article

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