Sexual Practices Among Perinatally-Infected, HIV-Positive Youth
The Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study found that youth perinatally-infected with HIV reported high rates of unprotected sex (62% of sexually active youth ages 10-18). Non-adherence to ARVs was found to be associated with sexual activity. These youth often have drug resistance strains of HIV and their lack of use of protection during sexual activity places their partners at high risk of infection with a drug-resistant virus. The authors concluded that specific, effective interventions need to be developed to work with these use to encourage condom use and ARV adherence.
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Tassiopoulos K, Moscicki AB, Mellins C, Kacanek D, Malee K, Allison S, Hazra R, Siberry GK, Smith R, Paul M, Van Dyke RB, Seage GR 3rd; for the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study. Sexual risk behavior among youth with perinatal HIV infection in the United States: Predictors and implications for intervention development. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print]
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Citation:
Tassiopoulos K, Moscicki AB, Mellins C, Kacanek D, Malee K, Allison S, Hazra R, Siberry GK, Smith R, Paul M, Van Dyke RB, Seage GR 3rd; for the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study. Sexual risk behavior among youth with perinatal HIV infection in the United States: Predictors and implications for intervention development. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print]
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