10.2190/9QMQ-DXLN-7H5X-LPXQ 9QMQDXLN7H5XLPXQ 299 HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR HIV-RELATED SOCIAL SERVICES AMONG THE URBAN POOR 299 311 20060201 20060201 20060201 20060201 9QMQDXLN7H5XLPXQ.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=9QMQDXLN7H5XLPXQ 4 ISAAC D. MONTOYA Affiliated Systems Corporation, Houston, Texas This article examines the factors affecting the help-seeking behavior for HIV-related social services among a sample of HIV+ urban poor individuals. In particular, the article examines how financial transfers from friends and family affect the decision to seek HIV social services from public and community organizations. The effect of transfers on the help-seeking behavior is examined while controlling for sociodemographic factors, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) status, and HIV-transmission mode. The determinants of help-seeking behavior were estimated by conducting nine logistic regressions on a sample of 501 HIV+ individuals. 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