The effect of psychosocial syndemic production on 4-year HIV incidence and risk behavior in a large cohort of sexually active men who have sex with men

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 329-336

  Mimiaga, Matthew J ^a,b,c   O'Cleirigh, Conall ^a,c   Biello, Katie B ^b,c   Robertson, Angela M ^b,d   Safren, Steven A ^a,c   Coates, Thomas J ^d   Koblin, Beryl A ^e   Chesney, Margaret A ^f   Donnell, Deborah J ^g   Stall, Ron D ^h   Mayer, Kenneth H ^c,i  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Fred Hutchinson Research Center   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; men who have sex with men; prevention of HIV; psychosocial conditions; sexual behaviors

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; EFFECT SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNSAFE SEX; ADOLESCENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923684636     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000475     Document Type: Article

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