Understanding the high prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among socio-economically vulnerable men who have sex with men in Jamaica.
OBJECTIVES:This study estimates HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jamaica and explores social determinants of HIV infection among MSM. DESIGN:An island-wide cross-sectional survey of MSM recruited by peer referral and outreach was conducted in 2011. A structured questionnaire w...
Main Authors: | J Peter Figueroa, Carol Jones Cooper, Jessie K Edwards, Lovette Byfield, Shashauna Eastman, Marcia M Hobbs, Sharon S Weir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4319820?pdf=render |
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