Behavioral and demographic risk factors for transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in heterosexual couples: report from the Heterosexual HIV Transmission Study.
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Journal Article
We compared 224 heterosexual couples who were discordant for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 infection (one partner HIV infected) with 78 HIV-concordant couples (both partners HIV infected) to identify demographic and behavioral risk factors for HIV transmission. Among the 229 couples whose male partner was first infected, HIV-concordant couples had engaged in anal sex more frequently before and after knowing that the male was infected than had HIV-discordant couples. Pap smears of grade 2 or higher (inflammation) were more prevalent among the second-infected female partners in HIV-concordant couples than among uninfected women in discordant couples (58% vs. 23%; P < .001). Anal sex and unprotected vaginal sex after knowledge of a male partner's infection were significant correlates of concordance in a multivariate logistic model, as were ethnicity, marital status, and antiviral therapy. Ethnicity strongly predicted concordance, even after controlling for sexual risk behaviors and stage of disease.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Skurnick, JH; Kennedy, CA; Perez, G; Abrams, J; Vermund, SH; Denny, T; Wright, T; Quinones, MA; Louria, DB
Published Date
- April 1998
Published In
- Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Volume / Issue
- 26 / 4
Start / End Page
- 855 - 864
PubMed ID
- 9564464
Pubmed Central ID
- 9564464
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1058-4838
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1086/513929
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States