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Sexual behavior among persons living with HIV in Uganda: implications for policy and practice.
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- Risky Sexual Behaviour among HIV-Infected Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2023Pooled it
- HIV risk behavior and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
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- Digital Health Screening in People With HIV in Uganda to Increase Alcohol Use Reporting: Qualitative Study on the Development and Testing of the Self-administered Digital Screener for Health.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Self-reported and pill count measures of adherence to oral HIV PrEP among female sex workers living in South-Western Uganda.PloS one · 2022Article
- Knowledge on mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and sexuality and fertility desires among people living with HIV in North-Central, Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among antiretroviral therapy attendees in Nekemte Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Article
- Family planning need of people living with HIV/AIDS in antiretroviral therapy clinics of Horro Guduru Wollega zone, Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2017Article
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- Sexual risk related behaviour among youth living with HIV in central Uganda: implications for HIV prevention.The Pan African medical journal · 2016Article
- HIV seropositivity and sexuality: cessation of sexual relations among men and women living with HIV in five countries.AIDS care · 2016Article
- Sexual behaviour of people living with HIV attending a tertiary care government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal: a cross sectional study.BMC research notes · 2015Article
- Alcohol Consumption among HIV-Infected Persons in a Large Urban HIV Clinic in Kampala Uganda: A Constellation of Harmful Behaviors.PloS one · 2015Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among HIV positive women opting for intrauterine contraception.PloS one · 2015Article
- Barriers to Condom Use among High Risk Men Who Have Sex with Men in Uganda: A Qualitative Study.PloS one · 2015Article
- Fertility Desires and its Predictors among Persons Living with HIV in a Secondary Health Facility in Northcentral Nigeria.Journal of global infectious diseasesArticle
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Abstract
introductionHIV epidemics are sustained and propagated by new cases of infection which result from transmission from infected persons to uninfected susceptible individuals. People living with HIV (PLHIV) play a critical role in prevention if they adopt safer sexual behaviors. This study estimated the prevalence of and factors associated with safer sexual behaviors among PLHIV seeking care from civil society organizations (CSOs).
methodsIn a cross sectional study PLHIV were interviewed about their sexual practices, use of alcohol, HIV status of their regular sexual partners, desire for more children and about their socio-demographic characteristics. We calculated the proportion of PLHIV who abstained and consistently used condoms in the previous twelve months. Independent associations between safer sex and other variables were estimated using adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI).
resultsOf the 939 PLHIV, 54% (508) were either abstaining or using condoms consistently and 291 (31%) desired more children. The prevalence of consistent condom use among the sexually active was 41.3% (300/731). Consistent condom use was higher among PLHIV who: didn't use alcohol (aPR 1.30, CI 1.03-1.63); were educated about re-infection with a new strain of HIV (aPR 1.84, CI 1.08-3.12) and had regular sexual partner who was HIV negative (aPR 1.29, CI 1.05-1.57). Prevalence of abstinence was 22.2% (208/939). Abstinence increased with age from 9.4% among PLHIV <25 years to 40.5% among those >50 years. Abstinence was extremely low (2.5%) among PLHIV who were married.
conclusionsEffective interventions that reduce alcohol consumption among PLHIV are needed to avert HIV transmission, prevent acquisition of new HIV strains and STIs. In addition, strategies are needed to address needs of PLHIV who desire more children.
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