AEGiS-APPJ: Sexual Behavior Change Among HIV-Seropositive Individuals

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Sexual Behavior Change Among HIV-Seropositive Individuals

AIDS & Public Policy Journal 3, no. 1 (Winter 1988): 71-73
D. Nyanjom et al.

The principal mode of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in North America is sexual. Since there is no cure for AIDS and no vaccine is available to protect high-risk groups, emphasis must be placed on education to prevent sexual transmission of HIV and needle sharing by intravenous drug uses. Several recent reports indicate that certain high-risk groups have modified their sexual behavior in response to perceived risk and educational efforts. Studies of sexual activity among homosexual males before and after the appearance of AIDS have shown a decline in the mean number of sexual partners and in the prevalence of gonorrhea. The observed decline was attributed to the fear of AIDS, although the antibody status of all of the subjects was not known. We evaluated the results of our counseling and educational program for HIV-seropositive patients in Washington, D.C., to determine what, if any, sexual behavior change occurred during the period following entry into the study.
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