Behavior surveillance: prevalence and factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among HIV-infected men in Brazil in the post-HAART era

AIDS Behav. 2008 Sep;12(5):741-7. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-9407-z. Epub 2008 May 20.

Abstract

A cross-sectional analysis was conducted to describe unsafe sexual practices among HIV-infected men under care in two Brazilian urban areas. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews. Twenty-five percent practiced unprotected sex in the previous year, 16% were abstinent, 33% had sex with men only, 45% with women only, 48% had male/female stable partners, 84% were on HAART and 48% had AIDS. Illicit drug use, number of female partners, having stable partners, and STD diagnosis were associated with unsafe sex. Interventions to reduce risk taking behavior among HIV-positive men under care in these settings are urgent, especially among heterosexual stable couples.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active*
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • Heterosexuality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk-Taking*
  • Sexual Behavior / statistics & numerical data*
  • Sexual Partners*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Unsafe Sex / psychology
  • Unsafe Sex / statistics & numerical data