The Relationship Between Online Social Network Use, Sexual Risk Behaviors, and HIV Sero-Status Among a Sample of Predominately African American and Latino Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) Social Media Users

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue , 2015, Pages 98-105

  Chiu, ChingChe J ^a   Young, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; HIV AIDS prevention; Latino men who have sex with men; Online social networks; Sexual risk behaviors; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937632895     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0986-6     Document Type: Article

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