"Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors in an Adult Emergency Department in New York City."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Urban Health - Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, "Background: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in the U.S. increasingly involves urban heterosexual adults, particularly women, belonging to ethnic minority groups. An understanding of gender-based differences in HIV risk behaviors within these groups would be of value in the ongoing struggle to limit HIV transmission in metropolitan centers. Methods: This was a prospective study of demographic and historical characteristics and HIV risk behaviors. The study utilized a structured interview format, which was administered to...

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