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Journal of Urban Health
Published in: Journal of Urban Health 2/2016

01-04-2016

Behavior- and Partner-Based HIV Risk Perception and Sexual Risk Behaviors in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Who Use Geosocial-Networking Smartphone Applications in New York City

Authors: William C. Goedel, Perry N. Halkitis, Dustin T. Duncan

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 2/2016

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Men who have sex with men (MSM) in the USA continue to be impacted disproportionately by HIV. MSM represent only 2 % of the male population in the USA, yet comprised 66.7 % of all new HIV infections diagnosed in 2014.1 As of 2014, there were an estimated 119,550 people living with HIV in New York City, where 72.6 % were male and 2718 new HIV diagnoses, where 80.7 % were male. In New York City, MSM represent 53.3 % of all males living with HIV and 73.8 % of all new HIV diagnoses among males.2 …
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Metadata
Title
Behavior- and Partner-Based HIV Risk Perception and Sexual Risk Behaviors in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Who Use Geosocial-Networking Smartphone Applications in New York City
Authors
William C. Goedel
Perry N. Halkitis
Dustin T. Duncan
Publication date
01-04-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Urban Health / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-016-0043-z

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