Sexual practice and perception of HIV/AIDS amongst men who have sex with men in Kolkata
Author(s) -
Soumya Deb,
Sinjita Dutta,
Aparajita Dasgupta,
Biswajit Biswas
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.55285
Subject(s) - condom , medicine , demography , men who have sex with men , population , human sexuality , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cross sectional study , family medicine , gender studies , environmental health , syphilis , pathology , sociology
Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) are a vulnerable population and need special attention in the fight against the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS. A study was conducted in an MSM clinic to find out to their varied socio-demographic characteristics, their knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS, and its association with their different sexual practices.
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