HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and treatment as prevention: A review of awareness and acceptability among men who have sex with men in the Asia-Pacific region and the Americas

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 166-170

  Holt, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

attitudes; gay and bisexual men; treatment optimism

Indexed keywords

ANAL INTERCOURSE; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; BISEXUALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; OPTIMISM; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UNPROTECTED SEX; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 84904309005     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH13060     Document Type: Review

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