Sexual behavior and frequency of antibodies to type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) in a group of Peruvian male homosexuals. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1992. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Sexual behavior and frequency of antibodies to type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) in a group of Peruvian male homosexuals.

Bull Pan Am Health Organ. 1991;25(4):306-19. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/92163741
Caceres C; Gotuzzo E; Wignall S; Campos M; Alexander von Humboldt Institute of Tropical Medicine,; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.

Abstract: The most important risk factor for HIV infection in North America and Western Europe is homosexual behavior. This article describes a 1988 survey of active male homosexuals in Lima, Peru, that investigated patterns of homosexual behavior and HIV seropositivity.
Keywords: Adolescence Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Homosexuality/*PSYCHOLOGY Human HIV Seropositivity/BLOOD/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY HIV Seroprevalence Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Male Middle Age Peru/EPIDEMIOLOGY Risk Factors JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadolescenceadultcross-sectionalstudieshomosexuality/KWDpsychologyhumanhivseropositivity/blood/KWDepidemiology/immunologyhivseroprevalenceknowledge,attitudes,practicemalemiddleageperu/epidemiologyriskfactorsjournalarticle
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