Unsafe Sexual Behavior Among HIV-Infected Patients in Croatia, 2006: Prevalence and Associated Factors
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Prevalence of unsafe sexual behavior among HIV-infected individuals: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.
Sexual contact is the major mode of HIV transmission. Increased sexual risk taking has been described in HIV-infected individuals receiving potent antiretroviral therapy. A new questionnaire on sexual behavior was introduced into the Swiss HIV Cohort Study on April 1, 2000. We evaluated sexual behavior in all individuals who completed the questionnaire for the first time within 1 year after its...
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عنوان ژورنال: AIDS and Behavior
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1090-7165,1573-3254
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9420-2