A qualitative analysis of father-son relationships among HIV-positive young black men who have sex with men

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 776-792

  Hussen, Sophia A ^a,b   Gilliard, Danielle ^a   Caldwell, Cleopatra H ^c   Andes, Karen ^a   Chakraborty, Rana ^b   Malebranche, David J ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Black African Americans; Fathers; HIV AIDS; Men who have sex with men; Sexual risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ETHNOLOGY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906314587     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9864-1     Document Type: Article

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