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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Heterosexual anal sex activity in the year after an STD clinic visit
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Volume 35, No. 11, Year 2008
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OBJECTIVES: To describe heterosexual anal sex activity during a year and to identify factors associated with heterosexual anal sex and condom use during anal sex. METHODS: Secondary analysis of data from a trial conducted in 3 public sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics. Patients described sexual behaviors every 3-months for the year. Logistic regression models with generalized estimating equations were used to include multiple observations for each subject. RESULTS: Two thousand three hundred fifty-seven heterosexual subjects reported on 6611 3-month intervals that included 9235 partnerships. About 18.3% of subjects had anal sex in a particular 3-month interval and 39.3% in the year. About 23.5% of subjects had anal sex in at least two 3-month intervals in the year. Anal sex was associated with having more sex acts, 2 or more sex partners, unprotected vaginal sex, and a main partner. For anal sex in the past 3 months, 27.3% of subjects consistently used condoms, and 63% of subjects never used condoms. Consistent condom use for anal sex was associated with having consistent condom use for vaginal sex, 2 or more partners, and anal sex with casual or new partner. CONCLUSION: STD clinic patients were commonly engaged in heterosexual anal sex, and most of them never used condoms during anal sex. Patients who had anal sex tended to also engage in other risk behaviors that put them at risk of STD/human immunodeficiency virus. Clinicians should ask about anal sex, appropriately examine and test patients who have had anal sex, and recommend condom use for both anal and vaginal sex. © 2008, American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tian, Linhui
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peterman, Thomas A.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Tao, Guoyu
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Brooks, Lesley C.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Metcalf, Carol Ann
South Africa, Pretoria
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
Malotte, Charles K.
United States, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
Paul, Sindy Michelle
United States, Trenton
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Douglas, John M.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Statistics
Citations: 77
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318181294b
ISSN:
01485717
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Sexual And Reproductive Health