Condom Use Self-Efficacy and HIV Risk Practices Among Men Who Use the Internet to Find Male Partners for Unprotected Sex

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 190-204

  Klein, Hugh ^a  

^a Silver Spring   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual men; condom use self efficacy; gay men; HIV risk behaviors; Internet; men who have sex with men (MSM)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; CONDOM; CONDOM USE SELF-EFFICACY; COURTSHIP; HIV RISK BEHAVIORS; HOMOSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM); MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

BISEXUAL MEN; CONDOM USE SELF-EFFICACY; GAY MEN; HIV RISK BEHAVIORS; INTERNET; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONDOMS; COURTSHIP; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898884910     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988313492172     Document Type: Article

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