Prevalence of unsafe sex with one's steady partner either HIV-negative or of unknown HIV status and associated determinants in Cameroon (EVAL ANRS12-116 survey)
| Autor: | Aïssata, Dia, Fabienne, Marcellin, Renée-Cécile, Bonono, Sylvie, Boyer, Anne-Déborah, Bouhnik, Camelia, Protopopescu, Sinata, Koulla-Shiro, Maria Patrizia, Carrieri, Claude, Abé, Bruno, Spire, R, Nantchouang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Cross-sectional study HIV Infections Dermatology Condoms Young Adult Unsafe Sex Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) HIV Seropositivity Epidemiology Prevalence Humans Medicine Cameroon Aged business.industry virus diseases Middle Aged medicine.disease Sexual Partners Infectious Diseases Multivariate Analysis Immunology Population study Health education business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Sexually Transmitted Infections. 86:148-154 |
| ISSN: | 1368-4973 |
| Popis: | Objective Our study aimed at estimating the prevalence of inconsistent condom use and at identifying its determinants in steady partnerships among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Cameroon. Methods Analyses were based on data collected during the national cross-sectional multicentre survey EVAL (ANRS 12-116), which was conducted in Cameroon between September 2006 and March 2007 among 3151 adult PLWHA diagnosed HIV-positive for at least 3 months. The study population consisted of the 907 survey participants who reported sexual activity during the previous 3 months, with a steady partner either HIV-negative or of unknown HIV status. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with individuals9 report of inconsistent condom use during the previous 3 months. Results Inconsistent condom use was reported by 35.3% of sexually active PLWHA. In a multivariate analysis adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics, not receiving antiretroviral therapy (OR (95% CI): 2.28 (1.64 to 3.18)) was independently associated with inconsistent condom use. Conclusions The prevalence of unsafe sex remains high among sexually active PLWHA in Cameroon. Treatment with antiretroviral therapy is identified as a factor associated with safer sex, which further encourages the continuation of the national policy for increasing access to HIV treatment and care, and underlines the need to develop counselling strategies for all patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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