Estimated Numbers of Men and Women Infected with HIV/AIDS in Tijuana, Mexico
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Prevalence and correlates of HIV among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico
INTRODUCTION Men who have sex with men (MSM) in developing countries such as Mexico have received relatively little research attention. In Tijuana, Mexico, a border city experiencing a dynamic HIV epidemic, data on MSM are over a decade old. Our aims were to estimate the prevalence and examine correlates of HIV infection among MSM in this city. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Health
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1099-3460,1468-2869
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-005-9027-0