Sustained Sexual Behavior Change After Acute HIV Diagnosis in Malawi.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
BACKGROUND: Identification of acute HIV infection (AHI) allows for important opportunities for HIV prevention through behavior change and biomedical intervention. Here, we evaluate changes in sexual risk behaviors among persons with AHI enrolled in a combined behavioral and biomedical intervention designed to reduce onward transmission of HIV. METHODS: Participants were randomized to standard HIV counseling, a multisession behavioral intervention, or a multisession behavioral intervention plus antiretrovirals. Sexual behaviors were assessed periodically over 1 year. RESULTS: Four weeks after diagnosis, the predicted probability of reporting multiple sexual partners decreased from 24% to 9%, and the probability of reporting unprotected sex decreased from 71% to 27%. These declines in sexual risk behaviors were sustained over follow-up irrespective of study arm. CONCLUSIONS: Diagnosis of AHI alone may be sufficient to achieve immediate and sustained behavior change during this highly infectious period.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Rucinski, KB; Rutstein, SE; Powers, KA; Pasquale, DK; Dennis, AM; Phiri, S; Hosseinipour, MC; Kamanga, G; Nsona, D; Massa, C; Hoffman, IF; Miller, WC; Pettifor, AE
Published Date
- November 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 45 / 11
Start / End Page
- 741 - 746
PubMed ID
- 29870501
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6179914
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1537-4521
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000873
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States