Male-to-male sex among men who inject drugs in Delhi, India: Overlapping HIV risk behaviours

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 404-411

  Armstrong, Gregory ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Samson, Luke ^b   Joubert, Lynette ^c   Singh, Shalini ^b   Kermode, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Sharan Society for Service to Urban Poverty   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

India; Injecting drug use; Men who have sex with men; Overlapping HIV risks; Psychosocial context; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; CONDOM USE; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TRANSACTIONAL SEX; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84964299926     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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