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Decreased sexual risk behavior in the era of HAART among HIV-infected urban and rural South Africans attending primary care clinics.

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Venkatesh, KK; de Bruyn, G; Lurie, MN; Mohapi, L; Pronyk, P; Moshabela, M; Marinda, E; Gray, GE; Triche, EW; Martinson, NA
Published in: AIDS (London, England)
November 2010

In light of increasing access to HAART in sub-Saharan Africa, we conducted a longitudinal study to assess the impact of HAART on sexual risk behaviors among HIV-infected South Africans in urban and rural primary care clinics.Prospective observational cohort.We conducted a cohort study at rural and urban primary care HIV clinics in South Africa consisting of 1544 men and 4719 women enrolled from 2003 to 2010, representing 19703 clinic visits. The primary outcomes were being sexually active, unprotected sex, and more than one sex partner and were evaluated at 6 monthly intervals. Generalized estimated equations assessed the impact of HAART on sexual risk behaviors.Among 6263 HIV-infected men and women, over a third (37.2%) initiated HAART during study follow-up. In comparison to pre-HAART follow-up, visits while receiving HAART were associated with a decrease in those reporting being sexually active [adjusted odds ratio: 0.86 (95% confidence interval: 0.78-0.95)]. Unprotected sex and having more than one sex partner were reduced at visits following HAART initiation compared to pre-HAART visits [adjusted odds ratio: 0.40 (95% confidence interval: 0.34-0.46) and adjusted odds ratio: 0.20 (95% confidence interval: 0.14-0.29), respectively].Sexual risk behavior significantly decreased following HAART initiation among HIV-infected South African men and women in primary care programs. The further expansion of antiretroviral treatment programs could enhance HIV prevention efforts in Africa.

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AIDS (London, England)

DOI

EISSN

1473-5571

ISSN

0269-9370

Publication Date

November 2010

Volume

24

Issue

17

Start / End Page

2687 / 2696

Related Subject Headings

  • Virology
  • Viral Load
  • South Africa
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Risk-Taking
  • Prospective Studies
  • Primary Health Care
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
 

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Venkatesh, K. K., de Bruyn, G., Lurie, M. N., Mohapi, L., Pronyk, P., Moshabela, M., … Martinson, N. A. (2010). Decreased sexual risk behavior in the era of HAART among HIV-infected urban and rural South Africans attending primary care clinics. AIDS (London, England), 24(17), 2687–2696. https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0b013e32833e78d4
Venkatesh, Kartik K., Guy de Bruyn, Mark N. Lurie, Lerato Mohapi, Paul Pronyk, Mosa Moshabela, Edmore Marinda, Glenda E. Gray, Elizabeth W. Triche, and Neil A. Martinson. “Decreased sexual risk behavior in the era of HAART among HIV-infected urban and rural South Africans attending primary care clinics.AIDS (London, England) 24, no. 17 (November 2010): 2687–96. https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0b013e32833e78d4.
Venkatesh KK, de Bruyn G, Lurie MN, Mohapi L, Pronyk P, Moshabela M, et al. Decreased sexual risk behavior in the era of HAART among HIV-infected urban and rural South Africans attending primary care clinics. AIDS (London, England). 2010 Nov;24(17):2687–96.
Venkatesh, Kartik K., et al. “Decreased sexual risk behavior in the era of HAART among HIV-infected urban and rural South Africans attending primary care clinics.AIDS (London, England), vol. 24, no. 17, Nov. 2010, pp. 2687–96. Epmc, doi:10.1097/qad.0b013e32833e78d4.
Venkatesh KK, de Bruyn G, Lurie MN, Mohapi L, Pronyk P, Moshabela M, Marinda E, Gray GE, Triche EW, Martinson NA. Decreased sexual risk behavior in the era of HAART among HIV-infected urban and rural South Africans attending primary care clinics. AIDS (London, England). 2010 Nov;24(17):2687–2696.

Published In

AIDS (London, England)

DOI

EISSN

1473-5571

ISSN

0269-9370

Publication Date

November 2010

Volume

24

Issue

17

Start / End Page

2687 / 2696

Related Subject Headings

  • Virology
  • Viral Load
  • South Africa
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Risk-Taking
  • Prospective Studies
  • Primary Health Care
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies