Optimism and Education Buffer the Effects of Syndemic Conditions on HIV Status Among African American Men Who Have Sex with Men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2080-2088

  O’Leary, Ann ^a   Jemmott, John B ^b   Stevens, Robin ^c   Rutledge, Scott Edward ^d   Icard, Larry D ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men who have sex with men; Buffering; HIV; Resilience; Syndemics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; COMPLICATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84919454762     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0708-0     Document Type: Article

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