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Reducing the Risk of Sexual HIV Transmission: Quantifying the Per-Act Risk for HIV on the Basis of Choice of Partner, Sex Act, and Condom Use
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BACKGROUND: Sexual acquisition of HIV is influenced by choice of partner, sex act, and condom use. However, current risk-reduction strategies focus mainly on condom use. GOAL: To estimate the contribution of choice of partner, sex act, and condom use on the per-act relative and absolute risks for HIV infection. STUDY DESIGN: Per-act relative risk for HIV infection was calculated with use of estimates of HIV prevalence, risk of condom failure, HIV test accuracy, and per-act risk of HIV transmission for different sex acts. Absolute risks were calculated on the basis of these relative risk estimates. RESULTS: Choosing a partner who tested negative instead of an untested partner reduced the relative risk of HIV infection 47-fold; using condoms, 20-fold; and choosing insertive fellatio rather than insertive anal sex, 13-fold. Choosing one risk-reduction behavior substantially reduces absolute risk of HIV infection for heterosexuals but not for men who have sex with men. CONCLUSION: Clarifying the magnitude of risk associated with different choices may help people make effective and sustainable changes in behavior.
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- VARGHESE, B., MAHER, J. E., PETERMAN, T. A., BRANSON, B. M., & STEKETEE, R. W.
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- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 38-43
- ISSN
- 0148-5717 (ISSN-L)
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- W1977176987
- Cited by
- 329
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 3.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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