An investigation of the practice of unsafe sex yet repeated HIV testing

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 73-90

  Patinkin, Naama ^a,b   Werner, Ben ^a,b   Yust, Israel ^a,b   Yagil, Yaron ^a,b   Drory, Margalit ^a,b   Burke, Michael ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behavior; Condom; Heterosexual; HIV testing; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONDOM; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONDOMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84905789554     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v44n01_07     Document Type: Review

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