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Patterns and Correlates of Sexual Activity and Condom Use Behavior in Persons 50-Plus Years of Age Living with HIV/AIDS

Authors: Travis I. Lovejoy, Timothy G. Heckman, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Nathan B. Hansen, Arlene Kochman, Julie A. Suhr, John P. Garske, Christopher J. Johnson

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 6/2008

Abstract

This study characterized rates of sexual activity and identified psychosocial and behavioral correlates of sexual activity and condom use in a metropolitan sample of 290 HIV-infected adults 50-plus years of age. Thirty-eight percent of participants were sexually active in the past three months, 33% of whom had at least one occasion of anal or vaginal intercourse that was not condom protected. Rates and correlates of sexual activity and condom use differed between gay/bisexual men, heterosexual men, and heterosexual women. In the past three months, 72% of heterosexual men were sexually active compared to only 36% of gay/bisexual men and 21% of heterosexual women. However, among sexually active persons, only 27% of heterosexual men reported inconsistent condom use compared to 37% of gay/bisexual men and 35% of heterosexual women. As the number of older adults living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. continues to increase, age-appropriate secondary risk-reduction interventions are urgently needed.

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Title: Patterns and Correlates of Sexual Activity and Condom Use Behavior in Persons 50-Plus Years of Age Living with HIV/AIDS
Authors: Travis I. Lovejoy
Timothy G. Heckman
Kathleen J. Sikkema
Nathan B. Hansen
Arlene Kochman
Julie A. Suhr
John P. Garske
Christopher J. Johnson
Publication date: 01-11-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-008-9384-2

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