Sexual risk behaviour among HIV-positive individuals in clinical care in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

AIDS. 2006 Aug 22;20(13):1781-4. doi: 10.1097/01.aids.0000242827.05120.55.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology
  • HIV Seropositivity / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sexual Partners
  • South Africa / epidemiology
  • Unsafe Sex / psychology*
  • Unsafe Sex / statistics & numerical data
  • Urban Health