scholarly journals Mapping divided households and residency changes: the effect of couple separation on sexual behavior and risk of HIV infection

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Palk ◽  
Sally Blower
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Couple Separation

scholarly journals Predictors Of Provider-Initiated Hiv Testing In Heterosexuals At Increased Risk Of Hiv (Het) In Puerto Rico: Data From Nhbs-Het Cycle 2016

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Marie Canario de la Torre ◽  
Ivony Yireth Agudelo Salas ◽  
Sandra Miranda de León ◽  
Yadira Rolón Colón ◽  
María Pabón Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Hiv Test ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have established guidelines for HIV testing in healthcare settings. The aim of this study was to identify the sociodemographic, healthcare, and sexual-behavior predictors of provider-initiated HIV testing (PIHT) using data from the Puerto Rico National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (PR-NHBS) 2016 cycle directed towards heterosexuals at increased risk of HIV infection (HET). A total sample of 531 eligible participants were recruited through respondent-driven sampling (RDS). Logistic regression models assessed the associations between sociodemographic, healthcare, and sexual-behavior predictors, whilst adjusting for sex and age. The majority of the participants were women (66.1%), with 72.7% reporting having received healthcare services in the past year. Of them, 18.7% had received an HIV-test offer from their healthcare providers. More than half of the participants (65.2%) reported a low perceived risk of getting infected with HIV in the next 12 months. Results suggest an overall low prevalence of PIHT among HET in PR who exhibited a relatively high prevalence of low perceived risk of HIV infection. Furthermore, the assessed predictors show that individuals who engaged in high-risk sexual behaviors (AOR = 0.52; 95% CI: 0.30–0.90) were less likely to receive HIV-test offers from their providers. This study further emphasizes the need for healthcare providers to follow recommended guidelines for HIV testing in healthcare settings as a means of establishing preventive measures to further counteract the HIV epidemic in Puerto Rico, specifically among HET.

scholarly journals Sexual Behavior During Acute HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, in Los Angeles, California: Table 1.

2016 ◽  
Vol 213 (12) ◽  
pp. 2020-2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dvora L. Joseph Davey ◽  
Matt R. Beymer ◽  
Chelsea Roberts ◽  
Robert K. Bolan ◽  
Jeffrey D. Klausner
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Acute Hiv Infection ◽  
Acute Hiv ◽  
Sex With Men

Sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, male circumcision and risk of HIV infection among women in Nairobi, Kenya

AIDS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Hunter ◽  
Baker Ndugga Maggwa ◽  
Japheth K.G. Mati ◽  
Peter M. Tukei ◽  
Susan Mbugua
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Male Circumcision ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

scholarly journals Low Incidence of HIV-1 Superinfection Even After Episodes of Unsafe Sexual Behavior of Homosexual Men in the Amsterdam Cohort Studies on HIV Infection and AIDS

2011 ◽  
Vol 203 (11) ◽  
pp. 1621-1628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Rachinger ◽  
Precious Manyenga ◽  
Judith A. Burger ◽  
Tom L. P. Derks van de Ven ◽  
Ineke G. Stolte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
Low Incidence ◽  
Hiv 1
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