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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Access to antiretroviral treatment and sexual behaviours of HIV-infected patients aware of their serostatus in Côte d'Ivoire
AIDS, Volume 17, No. SUPPL. 3, Year 2003
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Description
Objective: To compare sexual behaviours of HIV-infected patients in Côte d'Ivoire whether or not they had access to antiretroviral treatment (ARV). Design and methods: Cross-sectional survey using face-to-face interviews among all patients, informed of their HIV serostatus, attending the eight health centers in charge of HIV care in Abidjan and Bouaké. Univariate comparisons of declared sexual behaviours during the prior 6 months between the 164 ARV-treated and the 547 non-ARV-treated respondents. Multiple logistic regressions to identify factors related to sexual abstinence in the total sample and to unprotected sexual intercourse in the subsample of sexually active respondents during the same period were performed. Results: More than half of the 711 respondents (53.0%) declared an absence of sexual activity during the previous 6 months, with this proportion being significantly higher among women (60.6%), and among both men (85.7%) and women (92.4%) who were not living in a stable relationship. Among the 334 sexually active patients, 49.7% declared a low frequency of sexual intercourse ('once a month or less'), and 43.7% declared at least one episode of unprotected sexual intercourse. In multivariate analysis, recent diagnosis of HIV infection (< 9 months), having only one sexual partner and not knowing her/his serostatus, high alcohol consumption, absence of episodes of acute morbidity, not participating in household's expenditures and not being ARV-treated were significantly related to a higher likelihood of HIV-related risky sexual behaviours. Conclusion: Sexual abstinence is the preventive strategy of choice for a majority of HIV-infected patients aware of their serostatus and consulting for care in Côte d'Ivoire. In these patients, access to ARV is not associated with an increase in HIV-related risky sexual behaviours. © 2003 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Moatti, Jean Paul
France, Paris
Inserm
Prudhomme, Joanne
France, Marseille
Regional Center for Disease Control
Traore, Djénéba Coulibaly
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Universite D'abobo-adjame
Juillet-Amari, Anne
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Universite D'abobo-adjame
Akribi, Hortense Aka Dago
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Universite D'abobo-adjame
Msellati, Philippe
France, Marseille
Ird Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement
Statistics
Citations: 122
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/00002030-200317003-00010
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ivory Coast
Participants Gender
Male
Female