Titre du document / Document title

Disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners : Predictors and temporal patterns

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

NICCOLAI L. M. ^{(1 2)} ; DORST D. ⁽³⁾ ; MYERS L. ⁽²⁾ ; KISSINGER P. J. ^{(1 2)} ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ HIV Outpatient Program, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, ETATS-UNIS
⁽²⁾ Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, ETATS-UNIS
⁽³⁾ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

Background and Objectives: Failure to disclose human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to sexual partners interferes with risk reduction. Goal of this Study: The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with disclosure and failure to disclose HIV infection to sexual partners and to describe condom use with nondisclosure. Study Design: A longitudinal survey study of HIV seropositive persons recruited at a public STD clinic. Results: Approximately 76% of the study population (n = 147) reported disclosing their HIV status to their last sex partner at baseline. Predictors of disclosure included consistent condom use and being in a monogamous relationship. Twenty-two percent of those who disclosed at baseline reported nondisclosure during follow-up. Approximately 23% reported not using a condom with a person to whom their status was not disclosed. Conclusions: These results suggest that ongoing partner notification may be necessary to increase disclosure of HIV status to sex partners over time.

Revue / Journal Title

Sexually transmitted diseases   ISSN 0148-5717   CODEN STRDDM 

Source / Source

1999, vol. 26, n^o5, pp. 281-285 (25 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Lippincott, Hagerstown, MD, ETATS-UNIS  (1977) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

AIDS ; Information ; Sex partner ; Sexual behavior ; Condom ; Survey ; United States ; Statistical study ; Human ; Viral disease ; Infection ; North America ; America ; Immunopathology ; Immune deficiency ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

SIDA ; Information ; Partenaire sexuel ; Comportement sexuel ; Condom ; Enquête ; Etats Unis ; Etude statistique ; Homme ; Virose ; Infection ; Amérique du Nord ; Amérique ; Immunopathologie ; Immunodéficit ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

SIDA ; Información ; Compañero sexual ; Conducta sexual ; Condón ; Encuesta ; Estados Unidos ; Estudio estadístico ; Hombre ; Virosis ; Infección ; America del norte ; America ; Inmunopatología ; Inmunodeficiencia ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 18921, 35400008419492.0070