Prevalence and correlates of HIV among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Pitpitan, Eileen V ^a   Goodman Meza, David ^a   Burgos, Jose Luis ^a   Abramovitz, Daniela ^a   Chavarin, Claudia V ^b   Torres, Karla ^c   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a   Patterson, Thomas L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Agencia Familiar Binacional   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Correlates of HIV infection; Global public health; HIV prevalence; Men who have sex with men; Respondent driven sampling; US Mexico border

Indexed keywords

AMYL NITRATE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV RAPID TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84922511243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.18.1.19304     Document Type: Article

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