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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Are feelings of responsibility to limit the sexual transmission of HIV associated with safer sex among HIV-positive injection drug users?
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Volume 46, No. SUPPL. 2, Year 2007
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Description
We developed a scale among HIV-positive injection drug users (IDUs) to measure self-perceived responsibility to limit HIV transmission during sex. We describe the characteristics of HIV-positive IDUs (n = 1114, 62% male, HIV-positive for 9 years on average) who felt responsible for protecting their sexual partners from HIV and evaluated whether such feelings were associated with safer sexual practices. Using this scale (Cronbach α = 0.83) and audio computer-assisted self-interviewing technology, 75% of this sample felt responsible for protecting their sexual partners from HIV. In cross-sectional multivariate analysis, HIV-positive IDUs who felt responsible were those with greater HIV knowledge (adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 1.74 [1.26 to 2.40]), perceived social support (1.77 [1.28 to 2.44]), self-efficacy for safely injecting (1.41 [1.02 to 1.94]), and self-efficacy for using condoms (1.92 [1.38 to 2.68]). Feeling responsible was associated with having relatively fewer sex partners (<10 vs. ≥10, 0.57 [0.34 to 0.96]) and a lower odds of unprotected sex (0.63 [0.45 to 0.89]) but was not associated with safer injection practices. Feelings of responsibility did not vary by demographic characteristics, suggesting that prevention messages that encourage HIV-positive people to play a role in curbing HIV transmission may be acceptable to many HIV-positive IDUs. Working with HIV-positive IDUs to increase or reinforce feelings of responsibility may reduce the sexual transmission of HIV. © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Latka, Mary H.
United States, New York
New York Academy of Medicine
South Africa, Johannesburg
The Aurum Institute
Mizuno, Yuko
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Wu, Yingfeng
United States, New York
New York Academy of Medicine
Tobin, Karin Elizabeth
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Metsch, Lisa R.
United States, Miami
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Frye, Victoria A.
United States, New York
New York Academy of Medicine
Gómez, Cynthia A.
United States, San Francisco
Ucsf Center for Aids Prevention Studies
Arnsten, Julia Hope
United States, New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/QAI.0b013e31815767b3
ISSN:
15254135
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study
Participants Gender
Male