| Autor: |
Mimiaga MJ; The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Prudential Tower, 4th floor, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02119, USA. mmimiaga@fenwayhealth.org, Reisner SL, Tetu AM, Cranston K, Bertrand T, Novak DS, Mayer KH |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
AIDS and behavior [AIDS Behav] 2009 Aug; Vol. 13 (4), pp. 738-45. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Jul 18. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s10461-008-9424-y |
| Abstrakt: |
Partner notification (PN) is an essential element of local and state-level HIV/STI prevention and control programs. The current study quantitatively assessed the psychosocial and behavioral predictors of PN use among men who have sex with men (MSM) (n = 189) using multivariable logistic regression procedures. STI history or being HIV-infected were significant predictors of having notified past sexual partners of HIV/STI exposure; engaging in unprotected insertive anal sex and using poppers during sex in the 12 months prior to enrollment resulted in greater odds of PN. Symptoms of social anxiety and having a drinking problem were significant predictors of future willingness to use state department of public health PN services. Efforts to increase PN acceptability should focus on HIV-uninfected MSM, particularly those with STI history. Results suggest how to increase acceptability and use of PN as a public health strategy and underscore the need for counseling as part of the notification process. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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