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Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior 7/2015

01.07.2015 | Original Paper

Sexual Behaviors of US Women at Risk of HIV Acquisition: A Longitudinal Analysis of Findings from HPTN 064

verfasst von: J. Justman, M. Befus, J. Hughes, J. Wang, C. E. Golin, A. A. Adimora, I. Kuo, D. F. Haley, C. del Rio, W. M. El-Sadr, A. Rompalo, S. Mannheimer, L. Soto-Torres, S. Hodder

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Abstract

We describe the sexual behaviors of women at elevated risk of HIV acquisition who reside in areas of high HIV prevalence and poverty in the US. Participants in HPTN 064, a prospective HIV incidence study, provided information about individual sexual behaviors and male sexual partners in the past 6 months at baseline, 6- and 12-months. Independent predictors of consistent or increased temporal patterns for three high-risk sexual behaviors were assessed separately: exchange sex, unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and concurrent partnerships. The baseline prevalence of each behavior was >30 % among the 2,099 participants, 88 % reported partner(s) with >1 HIV risk characteristic and both individual and partner risk characteristics decreased over time. Less than high school education and food insecurity predicted consistent/increased engagement in exchange sex and UAI, and partner’s concurrency predicted participant concurrency. Our results demonstrate how interpersonal and social factors may influence sustained high-risk behavior by individuals and suggest that further study of the economic issues related to HIV risk could inform future prevention interventions.
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Metadaten
Titel
Sexual Behaviors of US Women at Risk of HIV Acquisition: A Longitudinal Analysis of Findings from HPTN 064
verfasst von
J. Justman
M. Befus
J. Hughes
J. Wang
C. E. Golin
A. A. Adimora
I. Kuo
D. F. Haley
C. del Rio
W. M. El-Sadr
A. Rompalo
S. Mannheimer
L. Soto-Torres
S. Hodder
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2015
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
AIDS and Behavior / Ausgabe 7/2015
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0992-8

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