title: Sexual partner notification of HIV infection among a National United States-based sample of HIV-infected men.
abstract: Limited data exist on whether sexual partner notification practices among HIV-infected men, particularly those who have sex with men (MSM), vary by HIV viral load. We examined factors associated with complete (all partners) versus incomplete partner notification in 760 HIV-infected individuals across the United States, 49 % of whom were MSM. Thirty-four percent reported incomplete partner notification. Incomplete partner notification was more likely among black men, MSM, and those reporting casual partners and non-condom use. Partner notification practices did not vary by HIV viral load except among those with casual partners in whom a detectable viral load was associated with incomplete partner notification. Increased sexual partner notification among HIV-infected men, especially MSM, is needed.
authors.affiliation: General Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, PO Box 208025, New Haven, CT, 06520-8088, USA, ejennifer.edelman@yale.edu.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Edelman
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hogben
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crystal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Justice
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fiellin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016358:Contact Tracing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000635:transmission*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D019562:Viral Load