[Study on the change of unsafe sexual behaviors and its determinants in HIV-positive persons after being notified as HIV seropositive]

Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2015 Apr;36(4):337-9.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To study the change of unsafe sexual behaviors and its determinants in HIV-positive persons after being notified as HIV seropositive.

Methods: Questionnaires were employed in HIV-positive persons whose testing results being notified over 1 year in Changsha and Hengyang between March 2013 and July 2013.

Results: Interview was carried out on 268 HIV-positive persons who reported having considerable variability in unsafe sexual behaviors. The incidence of unsafe sexual behaviors declined from 98.8% to 12.7% after being notified as HIV seropositive. Risk factors related to unsafe sexual behaviors after the notification would include gender (men OR = 0.443, 95% CI: 0.209-0.937) and living with sexual partner (OR = 2.549, 95% CI: 1.053-6.174).

Conclusion: Notification regarding one's HIV seropositivity could considerably reduce the incidence of unsafe sexual behaviors in HIV-positive persons, however, women and those who were living with sexual partners seemed likely to keep practicing unsafe sexual behavior, thereafter.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Disclosure*
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • Sexual Partners
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Unsafe Sex / psychology*