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dc.contributor.authorKaida, A.
dc.contributor.authorGray, G.
dc.contributor.authorBastos, F. I.
dc.contributor.authorAndia, I.
dc.contributor.authorMaier, M.
dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, J.
dc.contributor.authorGrinsztejn, B.
dc.contributor.authorStrathdee, S. A.
dc.contributor.authorBangsberg, D. R.
dc.contributor.authorHogg, R.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T11:30:48Z
dc.date.available2023-11-09T11:30:48Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationKaida, A., Gray, G., Bastos, F. I., Andia, I., Maier, M., McIntyre, J., ... & Hogg, R. (2008). The relationship between HAART use and sexual activity among HIV-positive women of reproductive age in Brazil, South Africa, and Uganda. AIDS care,: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 20(1), 21-25.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/3268
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine whether current HAARTuse is associated with recent sexual intercourse among HIV-infected women (18_49 years) from Brazil, South Africa and Uganda. We conducted an analysis of survey data from a cross-sectional study, which enrolled 179 HIV-infected women receiving regular care from the Mbarara Hospital HIV Clinic in Uganda (n_85); the Perinatal HIV Research Unit in Soweto, South Africa (n_50); and the IPEC-Fiocruz cohort in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (n_44). The primary outcome was sexual intercourse in the previous month. Secondary outcomes were protected sex and contraceptive use. We found that overall, 46% reported recent sexual intercourse. After adjusting for covariates, recent sexual intercourse was not associated with HAARTuse (AOR: 0.76; 95%CI: 0.34_1.72); however, it was significantly associated with being currently married, wanting to have more children and having higher HAARToptimism. Among women reporting recent sexual intercourse (n_83), HAART users were significantly more likely to practice protected sex (crude OR: 3.64; 95%CI: 1.41_9.38) and non-significantly more likely to use contraceptive methods (crude OR: 2.15; 95%CI: 0.77_5.99). In summary, self-reported recent sexual intercourse is not more likely among women on HAART. Moreover, sexually active HAART users may be more likely to practice protected sex and use contraceptives.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNIMH 54907, AA015287, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation (Brazil office) and FIOCRUZ.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAIDS care,: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIVen_US
dc.subjectHAARTen_US
dc.subjectHIV-positive womenen_US
dc.subjectBrazilen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between HAART use and sexual activity among HIV-positive women of reproductive age in Brazil, South Africa, and Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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