High Levels of Risk Behavior Among People Living with HIV Initiating and Waiting to Start Antiretroviral Therapy in Cape Town South Africa.

Autor: Eisele, Thomas P., Mathews, Catherine, Chopra, Mickey, Brown, Lisanne, Silvestre, Eva, Daries, Vanessa, Kendall, Carl
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Zdroj: AIDS & Behavior; Jul2008, Vol. 12 Issue 4, p570-577, 8p, 4 Charts
Abstrakt: Baseline data were collected in Cape Town during 2006 to study if patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) experience decreased inhibition to avoid risky sexual behavior. A total of 924 HIV-positive individuals were recruited; 520 who initiated ART within 3 months and 404 waiting for ART. Nearly half of men (40.1%) and women (46.3%) reported having unprotected sex their last time. Men and women who did not disclose their HIV status to their partner [Odds ration (OR) = 2.57 (95% CI: 1.22–5.50) and 2.84 (95% CI: 1.84–4.39), respectively], and those with ambivalent perception about the relationship between ART and HIV transmission [OR = 2.08 (95% CI: 1.00–4.30) and 2.39 (95% CI: 1.50–3.84), respectively], were twice as likely to have had unprotected sex their last time. Results suggest an urgent need to strengthen prevention interventions among HIV-positive individuals on and about to start ART in this setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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