Sexual Behaviors of US Women at Risk of HIV Acquisition: A Longitudinal Analysis of Findings from HPTN 064.
Sexual Behaviors of US Women at Risk of HIV Acquisition: A Longitudinal Analysis of Findings from HPTN 064.
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DOI:
10.1007/s10461-014-0992-8
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发表时间:
2015-07
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Hodder S
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作者:
Justman J;Befus M;Hughes J;Wang J;Golin CE;Adimora AA;Kuo I;Haley DF;Del Rio C;El-Sadr WM;Rompalo A;Mannheimer S;Soto-Torres L;Hodder S
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 participants’ 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 > one 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.