Amigos and amistades: the role of men's social network ties in shaping HIV vulnerability in the Dominican Republic

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 883-897

  Fleming, Paul J ^a,b   Barrington, Clare ^a,b   Perez, Martha ^c   Donastorg, Yeycy ^c   Kerrigan, Deanna ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c Dirección Nacional de Control de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual y SIDA   (Dominican Republic)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominican Republic; HIV prevention; masculinity; men; sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FRIENDS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905269565     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2014.919028     Document Type: Article

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