Young Sexual Minority Males in the United States: Sociodemographic Characteristics And Sexual Attraction, Identity and Behavior

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-8

  Fasula, Amy M ^a   Oraka, Emeka ^b   Jeffries, William L ^a   Carry, Monique ^a   Bañez Ocfemia, M Cheryl ^a   Balaji, Alexandra B ^a   Rose, Charles E ^a   Jayne, Paula E ^c  

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

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IDENTITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SEXUAL MINORITY; UNITED STATES; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961213878     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/48e7016     Document Type: Article

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