title: Patterns and correlates of sexual activity and condom use behavior in persons 50-plus years of age living with HIV/AIDS.
abstract: This study characterized rates of sexual activity and identified psychosocial and behavioral correlates of sexual activity and condom use in a metropolitan sample of 290 HIV-infected adults 50-plus years of age. Thirty-eight percent of participants were sexually active in the past three months, 33% of whom had at least one occasion of anal or vaginal intercourse that was not condom protected. Rates and correlates of sexual activity and condom use differed between gay/bisexual men, heterosexual men, and heterosexual women. In the past three months, 72% of heterosexual men were sexually active compared to only 36% of gay/bisexual men and 21% of heterosexual women. However, among sexually active persons, only 27% of heterosexual men reported inconsistent condom use compared to 37% of gay/bisexual men and 35% of heterosexual women. As the number of older adults living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. continues to increase, age-appropriate secondary risk-reduction interventions are urgently needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, 200 Porter Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA. tl399805@ohio.edu
authors.forename: Travis I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Lovejoy
authors.forename: Timothy G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Heckman
authors.forename: Kathleen J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Sikkema
authors.forename: Nathan B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kochman
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Suhr
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Garske
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001727:Bisexuality; D003201:Computers; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D020010:Heterosexuality; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D011584:Psychology; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires