If you build it will they come? Addressing social isolation within a technology-based HIV intervention for young black men who have sex with men

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1194-1200

  Legrand, Sara ^a   Muessig, Kathryn E ^b   Pike, Emily C ^c   Baltierra, Nina ^c   Hightow Weidman, Lisa B ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV intervention; Internet; men who have sex with men; social isolation; social networking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FRIENDSHIP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UNITED STATES; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; YOUNG ADULT; YOUNG BLACK MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN;

HIV INTERVENTION; INTERNET; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BISEXUALITY; CELLULAR PHONE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84903268116     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.894608     Document Type: Article

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