Effectiveness of Respondent-Driven Sampling to Recruit High Risk Heterosexual Men Who Have Multiple Female Sexual Partners: Differences in HIV Prevalence and Sexual Risk Behaviours Measured at Two Time Points

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1330-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loraine Townsend ◽  
Lisa G. Johnston ◽  
Alan J. Flisher ◽  
Catherine Mathews ◽  
Yanga Zembe
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Respondent Driven Sampling ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

scholarly journals HIV prevalence, sexual risk behaviours and HIV testing among female sex workers in three cities in Sri Lanka: Findings from respondent-driven sampling surveys

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. e0239951
Author(s):  
Ariyaratne Manathunge ◽  
Jelena Barbaric ◽  
Tomislav Mestrovic ◽  
Sriyakanthi Beneragama ◽  
Ivana Bozicevic
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Respondent Driven Sampling ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

HIV and syphilis and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men attending university in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sexual Health ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Fan ◽  
Zuyao Yang ◽  
Fengsu Hou ◽  
Maohe Yu ◽  
Zhenzhou Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Group Sex ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

Background This study was conducted to summarise the HIV epidemic, sexual behaviours and HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) attending university in China. Methods: Five databases were searched for student MSM information in English and Chinese language publications. Meta-analyses were performed to calculate the pooled prevalence of HIV and syphilis, pooled mean age at first anal intercourse (AFAI) and the rate of other HIV-related behaviours among MSM attending university in China. Univariate meta-regression and subgroup analysis were conducted to explore potential sources of heterogeneity. Publication bias was measured using Egger’s test. Results: Thirty-three articles representing 31 studies were included in the analysis. The pooled HIV prevalence was 4.1% (95% CI 3.1–5.0%). The estimated AFAI was 18.7 years, but 37.5% of students had their first anal intercourse before 18 years of age. Most (88.2%) had their first sexual intercourse with a male partner. Of the MSM attending university, 4.2% of MSM engaged in commercial sex (either selling or buying sex), 10.3% had ever engaged in group sex, 13.1% had had sex with a female partner in the past month and 10.1% had ever used drugs. Most (77.7%) sought sex partners via geosocial networking gay apps or the Internet, and 42.9% had ever tested for HIV. There was a tendency for an increase in lifetime HIV testing rate from 32% in 2005–07 to 53% in 2014–16. Conclusions: This review found high HIV prevalence, early AFAI and a high prevalence of sexual risk behaviours among MSM attending university in China. Interventions aimed at increasing HIV testing and reducing sexual risk behaviours are urgently needed among this young population.

scholarly journals Depression and sexual risk behaviours among people who inject drugs: a gender-based analysis

Sexual Health ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Pettes ◽  
Thomas Kerr ◽  
Pauline Voon ◽  
Paul Nguyen ◽  
Evan Wood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
People Who Inject Drugs ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Multiple Sexual Partners ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours ◽  
Generalised Estimating Equations

Background Although many people who inject drugs (PID) contend with comorbidities, including high rates of mental illness, limited attention has been given to the differences in comorbidities among men and women or the potential links between psychiatric disorders and HIV risk behaviours. We sought to longitudinally examine associations between depression and HIV-related sexual risk behaviours among PID, stratified by gender. Methods: Data were derived from a prospective cohort of PID in Vancouver, Canada between December 2005 and November 2009. Using generalised estimating equations, we examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and two types of sexual HIV risk behaviours: engaging in unprotected sex; and having multiple sexual partners. All analyses were stratified by self-reported gender. Results: Overall, 1017 PID participated in this study, including 331 (32.5%) women. At baseline, women reported significantly higher depressive symptoms than men (P < 0.001). In multivariate generalised estimating equations analyses, after adjustment for potential social, demographic and behavioural confounders, more severe depressive symptomology remained independently associated with engaging in unprotected sex [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.62, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.18–2.23] and having multiple sexual partners (AOR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.09–2.19) among women, but was only marginally associated with having multiple sexual partners among men (AOR = 1.18, 95% CI: 0.98–1.41). Conclusions: These findings call for improved integration of psychiatric screening and treatment services within existing public health initiatives designed for PID, particularly for women. Efforts are also needed to address sexual risk-taking among female PID contending with clinically significant depression.

Injecting and sexual risk behaviours, sexually transmitted infections and HIV prevalence in injecting drug users in three states in India

AIDS ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 5) ◽  
pp. S59-S68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagadish Mahanta ◽  
Gajendra Kumar Medhi ◽  
Ramesh S Paranjape ◽  
Nandan Roy ◽  
Anjalee Kohli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injecting Drug Users ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

Partner faithfulness and sexual reproductive health practices in Botswana: does perception of partner infidelity influence sexual risk behaviours of people aged 10–34 years?

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-559
Author(s):  
Motsholathebe Bowelo ◽  
Serai Daniel Rakgoasi ◽  
Mpho Keetile
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Partner Communication ◽  
Multiple Sexual Partners ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Concurrent Sexual Partnerships ◽  
Hiv Prevention Strategies ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

AbstractThe main aim of this study was to test whether perception of partner infidelity prompts people to adopt behaviour that is meant to compensate for the increased risk of infection posed by their partner’s infidelity; or whether it prompts people to engage in behaviour that magnifies the risk associated with partner infidelity. Data used were derived from the fourth and latest Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS IV) conducted in 2013. The sample consisted of 6985 people aged 10–34 years. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with perception of partner infidelity and sexual risk behaviours. Perception of partner infidelity with the current and most recent partner was 39.6% while perception of partner infidelity with other previous sexual partners was 79.9%. The main socio-demographic factors associated with perception of partner infidelity were being a man, being single and having secondary education, while sexual risk behaviours associated with perception of partner infidelity were having multiple sexual partners and being involved in multiple concurrent sexual partnerships. These relationships were statistically significant at the 5% level. Botswana’s HIV prevention strategies should seek to improve partner communication within relationships in order to enhance people’s confidence and skills so as to minimize perceptions of infidelity.

scholarly journals Ethnicity and sexual risk in heterosexual people attending sexual health clinics in England: a cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire study

2018 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 384-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Margaret Coyle ◽  
Ada Rose Miltz ◽  
Fiona C Lampe ◽  
Janey Sewell ◽  
Andrew N Phillips ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Caribbean Women ◽  
White Ethnic ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

ObjectivesIn the UK, people of black ethnicity experience a disproportionate burden of HIV and STI. We aimed to assess the association of ethnicity with sexual behaviour and sexual health among women and heterosexual men attending genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in England.MethodsThe Attitudes to and Understanding of Risk of Acquisition of HIV is a cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire study of HIV negative people recruited from 20 GUM clinics in England, 2013–2014. Modified Poisson regression with robust SEs was used to calculate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) for the association between ethnicity and various sexual risk behaviours, adjusted for age, study region, education and relationship status.ResultsQuestionnaires were completed by 1146 individuals, 676 women and 470 heterosexual men. Ethnicity was recorded for 1131 (98.8%) participants: 550 (48.6%) black/mixed African, 168 (14.9%) black/mixed Caribbean, 308 (27.2%) white ethnic groups, 105 (9.3%) other ethnicity. Compared with women from white ethnic groups, black/mixed African women were less likely to report condomless sex with a non-regular partner (aPR (95% CI) 0.67 (0.51 to 0.88)), black/mixed African and black/mixed Caribbean women were less likely to report two or more new partners (0.42 (0.32 to 0.55) and 0.44 (0.29 to 0.65), respectively), and black/mixed Caribbean women were more likely to report an STI diagnosis (1.56 (1.00 to 2.42)). Compared with men from white ethnic groups, black/mixed Caribbean men were more likely to report an STI diagnosis (1.91 (1.20 to 3.04)), but did not report risk behaviours more frequently. Men and women of black/mixed Caribbean ethnicity remained more likely to report STI history after adjustment for sexual risk behaviours.DiscussionRisk behaviours were reported less frequently by women of black ethnicity; however, history of STI was more prevalent among black/mixed Caribbean women. In black/mixed Caribbean men, higher STI history was not explained by ethnic variation in reported risk behaviours. The association between STI and black/mixed Caribbean ethnicity remained after adjustment for risk behaviours.

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