D T Ridge

Dados Biográficos

ID8936685
NOMED T Ridge
PRENOMESD T
SOBRENOMERidge
ASSINATURARIDGE D T
AFILIAÇÕESa Deakin University , Victoria , Australia
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS2
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR2
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1994
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2001
ÍNDICE H0

  • "I will start treatment when I think the time is right"

    Ron S Gold, Damien Ridge et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2001

    In a qualitative study, 20 HIV-infected Australian gay men were interviewed about their decision not to access antiretroviral drug therapy. The main reasons given for the decision were fear of side effects; fear of long-term damage to body organs; the inconvenience of the treatment regimens; belief that the regimen's demands would be a threat to morale; and belief that there was no reason to start therapy in the absence of AIDS-related symptoms. …

  • Young gay men and HIV

    Damien Ridge, D T Ridge et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care1994

    HIV research often depicts 'adolescents' and 'youth' as having 'unique' qualities which predispose them to sexual risk. Yet, the evidence points to unsafe sexual behaviour as not being socially uniform. At a time when the idea of 'risk groups' for HIV is being subjected to increasing public scrutiny, researchers also need to question assumptions about youth 'risk'. This study examines whether young gay men are at greater risk for unsafe sexual be…