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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 4/2005

01-12-2005 | HIV Testing and Counseling

Psychosocial Impact of Repeat HIV-Negative Testing: A Follow-Up Study

Authors: Karen Ryder, Dennis J. Haubrich, Domenico Callà, Ted Myers, Ann N. Burchell, Liviana Calzavara

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 4/2005

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Abstract

Continued sexual risk behavior following repeatedly testing HIV-negative in the Polaris HIV Seroconversion Study (Ontario, Canada) led to this follow-up study which identifies the impact of repeat negative testing among 64 men and women. Repeat HIV-negative testing frequently results in confusion as to what constitutes risk and occasionally to thoughts of HIV immunity. Narrative accounts include beliefs that monogamy constitutes safety from HIV, that psychosocial factors other than repeatedly testing negative leads to risk, and that sexual risk reduction is unsustainable. In conclusion, the repeat negative test experience for some neither clarifies risk behavior nor reinforces sustained risk reduction.
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Metadata
Title
Psychosocial Impact of Repeat HIV-Negative Testing: A Follow-Up Study
Authors
Karen Ryder
Dennis J. Haubrich
Domenico Callà
Ted Myers
Ann N. Burchell
Liviana Calzavara
Publication date
01-12-2005
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 4/2005
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-005-9032-z

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