Bathhouse distribution of HIV self-testing kits reaches diverse, high-risk population
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HIV transmission risk at a gay bathhouse.
Previous research found up to 14% of men who go to bathhouses engage in unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and tend to have multiple sexual partners during their bathhouse visit, thus appearing to support concerns that such venues could foster acute outbreaks of new HIV infections. We conducted a two-stage probability sample of men exiting a gay bathhouse, and focused our analysis on whether th...
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عنوان ژورنال: AIDS Care
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0954-0121,1360-0451
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1146399