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“At Risk” Women Who Think That They Have No Chance of Getting HIV: Self-Assessed Perceived Risks

Hugh Klein PhD Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Kensington Research Institute, Silver Spring, MD
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Kirk W. Elifson PhD Department of Sociology, Georgia State University
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Claire E. Sterk PhD Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Pages 47-63 | Published online: 17 Oct 2008

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Alexandra Martins, Maria Cristina Canavarro & Marco Pereira. (2022) Multidimensional factors associated with perceived risk of HIV among sexually experienced individuals in Portugal. Psychology & Sexuality 13:4, pages 800-817.
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MatthewK. Wynia. (2006) Routine Screening: Informed Consent, Stigma and the Waning of HIV Exceptionalism. The American Journal of Bioethics 6:4, pages 5-8.
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ClaireE. Sterk, Hugh Klein & KirkW. Elifson. (2005) Self-Esteem and “At Risk” Women: Determinants and Relevance to Sexual and HIV-Related Risk Behaviors. Women & Health 40:4, pages 75-92.
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Hugh Klein & David L. Tilley. (2012) Perceptions of HIV Risk Among Internet-Using, HIV-Negative Barebacking Men. American Journal of Men's Health 6:4, pages 280-293.
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Lucy E. Napper, Dennis G. Fisher & Grace L. Reynolds. (2011) Development of the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale. AIDS and Behavior 16:4, pages 1075-1083.
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Janet L. Mullings, James W. Marquart, Tara Carr & Deborah J. Hartley. (2004) Knowledge Is Not Always Power: HIV Risk Behavior and the Perception of Risk Among Women Prisoners. Journal of Correctional Health Care 11:1, pages 59-78.
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