Behavior change following diagnosis with acute/early HIV infection-a move to serosorting with other HIV-infected individuals. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: III. AIDS Behav 2009 Dec;13(6):1054-60
Date
06/09/2009Pubmed ID
19504178Pubmed Central ID
PMC2785897DOI
10.1007/s10461-009-9582-6Scopus ID
2-s2.0-72449120369 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 94 CitationsAbstract
Risk reductions behaviors are especially important during acute/early HIV infection, a period of high transmission risk. We examined how sexual behaviors changed following diagnosis of acute/early HIV infection. Twenty-eight individuals completed structured surveys and in-depth interviews shortly after learning of their infection and 2 months later. Quantitative analyses revealed significant changes after diagnosis, including reductions in total partners and decreases in the proportion of unprotected sex acts occurring with uninfected partners (serosorting). Qualitative findings indicated that these changes were motivated by concerns about infecting others. However, participants were less successful at increasing the frequency with which they used condoms. These results suggest that the initial diagnosis with HIV may constitute an important component of interventions to promote risk reduction during the acute/early stages of the disease.
Author List
Steward WT, Remien RH, Higgins JA, Dubrow R, Pinkerton SD, Sikkema KJ, Truong HM, Johnson MO, Hirsch J, Brooks RA, Morin SFMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AIDS SerodiagnosisAdult
Condoms
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
HIV
HIV Infections
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Risk Factors
Risk Reduction Behavior
United States
Unsafe Sex
Young Adult
