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• Behavior or other factor that places a person at risk for disease; for HIV/AIDS, this includes such factors as male-to-male sexual contact, injection drug use, and commercial sex work.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Risk Factor or Risk Behavior. (n.d.). HRSA HAB Glossary of Terms. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/risk-factor-or-risk-behavior.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Risk Factor or Risk Behavior. hab.hrsa.gov. HRSA HAB Glossary of Terms. HIV/AIDS Bureau. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/risk-factor-or-risk-behavior (accessed: December 1, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Risk Factor or Risk Behavior." HRSA HAB Glossary of Terms. HIV/AIDS Bureau. 1 December. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/risk-factor-or-risk-behavior.

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