Seropositive status disclosure to partners and safer sexual behaviours among people living with HIV: An issue in prevention and treatment
| Autor: | T M Balogun, B Awofala, I C Iredu, A O Ajayi, M Ohakwere |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, Vol 21, Iss 4, Pp 338-342 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1117-1936 2468-6875 59222301 |
| Popis: | Aims and Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the rate ofdisclosureto sexualpartnersand consequent safer sexual practices among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Materials andMethods : Thiswas a cross-sectional study. A semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect demographic data of age, gender, marital status as well as HIV status disclosureand consistentcondom use. This information was collected from consenting consecutiveantiretroviral- therapynaïve PLHIV accessing care at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), southwest Nigeria. Collected data were analysedusing statistical package for social sciences (version 10.0, spss) and group comparisons were done with chi square tests. Results : A total of 443respondents were interviewed. The age of the respondents ranged from 18 to 75 years with a mean of 46.5±9. Majority268 (60.5%) of respondents were females while 175 (39.5%) were males. The disclosure rate to sexual partners was 43 (9.7%) among studiedPLHIV. Consistent condom use was highest (12.7%) among PLHIV who had disclosed to sexual partners while inconsistent use was highest (93.3%) among the undisclosed.p=0.26 Conclusion: This study reveals that there is a low sexual partnerdisclosure rate among studied PLHIV.Seropositive status disclosure to sexual partners was associated with consistent condom use. |
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