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01-07-2015 | Original Paper

Sexual Behaviors of US Women at Risk of HIV Acquisition: A Longitudinal Analysis of Findings from HPTN 064

Authors: J. Justman, M. Befus, J. Hughes, J. Wang, C. E. Golin, A. A. Adimora, I. Kuo, D. F. Haley, C. del Rio, W. M. El-Sadr, A. Rompalo, S. Mannheimer, L. Soto-Torres, S. Hodder

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 7/2015

Abstract

We describe the sexual behaviors of women at elevated risk of HIV acquisition who reside in areas of high HIV prevalence and poverty in the US. Participants in HPTN 064, a prospective HIV incidence study, provided information about individual sexual behaviors and male sexual partners in the past 6 months at baseline, 6- and 12-months. Independent predictors of consistent or increased temporal patterns for three high-risk sexual behaviors were assessed separately: exchange sex, unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and concurrent partnerships. The baseline prevalence of each behavior was >30 % among the 2,099 participants, 88 % reported partner(s) with >1 HIV risk characteristic and both individual and partner risk characteristics decreased over time. Less than high school education and food insecurity predicted consistent/increased engagement in exchange sex and UAI, and partner’s concurrency predicted participant concurrency. Our results demonstrate how interpersonal and social factors may influence sustained high-risk behavior by individuals and suggest that further study of the economic issues related to HIV risk could inform future prevention interventions.

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Title: Sexual Behaviors of US Women at Risk of HIV Acquisition: A Longitudinal Analysis of Findings from HPTN 064
Authors: J. Justman
M. Befus
J. Hughes
J. Wang
C. E. Golin
A. A. Adimora
I. Kuo
D. F. Haley
C. del Rio
W. M. El-Sadr
A. Rompalo
S. Mannheimer
L. Soto-Torres
S. Hodder
Publication date: 01-07-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 7/2015
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0992-8

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