Sexual risk behaviour among HIV-positive individuals in clinical care in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
We assessed the incidence and predictors of unprotected sex among 152 HIV-positive patients in clinical care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Nearly 50% were sexually active; 30% of those reported unprotected sex. Alcohol use during sex, reporting forced sex, sex with a perceived HIV-positive partner, and sex with a casual partner predicted more unprotected sex, whereas HIV status disclosure was related to less unprotected sex. These findings highlight the need for linking HIV prevention and care in Africa.
Kiene
Susan M
SM
Center for Health/HIV Intervention and Prevention, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Christie
Sarah
S
Cornman
Deborah H
DH
Fisher
William A
WA
Shuper
Paul A
PA
Pillay
Sandy
S
Friedland
Gerald H
GH
Fisher
Jeffrey D
JD
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014504:Urban Health