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Sexual behaviours of HIV-seropositive men and women following release from prison.
- Source :
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International journal of STD & AIDS [Int J STD AIDS] 2006 Feb; Vol. 17 (2), pp. 103-8. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Twenty-five percent of the US HIV-infected population is released from a prison or jail each year. As the extent of risky sexual behaviours after prison release is largely unknown, we interviewed a cohort (n = 64) of HIV-infected, recently released (mean 45 days, SD 28) prisoners about their current sexual risk behaviours. Almost half (47%, n = 64) of the released prisoners reported sexual activity after release, mostly with regular partners. Although 26% (n = 27) reported engaging in unprotected sexual activity with their regular partners, none (n = 4) reported unprotected sex with their non-regular partners. Furthermore, 33% percent (n = 15) of the releasees with regular partners reported engaging in unprotected sex with HIV-seronegative partners. These results suggest that regular partners of HIV-infected prison releasees are at risk of acquiring HIV infection, and secondary risk-reduction strategies are needed for HIV-infected prison releasees.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0956-4624
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of STD & AIDS
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16464271
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1258/095646206775455775