Predictors of HIV-Risk Sexual Behavior

Sexual risk behavior in HIV-infected injection drug users.

HIV Testing & Risky Sexual Behavior

A puzzle in HIV prevention is that while HIV tests provide important information about a person's health status, it has little e ect on risky sexual behavior. One explanation is that testing only a ects people if it provides new information about their HIV status. Using data from a study that randomly assigns o ers of HIV testing in two urban centers in East Africa, I examine the e ects of test...

Sexual risk behavior among youth with perinatal HIV infection in the United States: predictors and implications for intervention development.

BACKGROUND Factors associated with initiation of sexual activity among perinatally human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected (PHIV(+)) youth, and the attendant potential for sexual transmission of antiretroviral (ARV) drug-resistant HIV, remain poorly understood. METHODS We conducted cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of PHIV(+) youth aged 10-18 years (mean, 13.5 years) enrolled in t...

Potential predictors of risk sexual behavior among private college students in Mekelle City, North Ethiopia

Introduction Risk sexual practice among students from public universities/colleges is common in Ethiopia. However, little has been known about risk sexual behavior of students in private colleges where more students are potentially enrolled. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the magnitude of risky sexual behaviors and predictors among students of Private Colleges in Mekelle City. Methods ...

Sildenafil use, sexual risk behavior, and risk for sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection.

PURPOSE To determine the rates of sildenafil (Viagra) use among different populations, primarily among men who have sex with men, and to measure the association of sildenafil use with increased sexual risk behavior and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. METHODS The National Center for Biotechnology Information PubMed was searched usin...