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Unsafe Sexual Behaviors among HIV-positive Men in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

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We assessed unsafe sexual behaviors of the Nepalese HIV-positive men and their knowledge about the consequences of unsafe sex. We interviewed 167 participants recruited conveniently in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Of total, 125 participants (75%) had sex in the past 6 months, 47% of whom with multiple partners. Fifty-seven (46%) of 123 participants who had sex did not always use condoms; unsafe sex was common in seroconcordant or serodiscordant relationships or in sero-unknown relationships. Only 41% (50/123) participants knew about the possibility of HIV superinfection. Our results suggest the urgent need of HIV prevention interventions for the Nepalese HIV-positive men.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge all the participants of this study for their participation. We thank several other people who supported us in recruiting the participants and managing the appropriate places for interviews.

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  1. Department of International Community Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

    Krishna C. Poudel, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Junko Yasuoka & Masamine Jimba

  2. Department of Preventive Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan

    Shinji Nakahara

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Poudel, K.C., Nakahara, S., Poudel-Tandukar, K. et al. Unsafe Sexual Behaviors among HIV-positive Men in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. AIDS Behav 13, 1143–1150 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-008-9454-5

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