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Sexual Partner Notification of HIV Infection Among a National United States-Based Sample of HIV-Infected Men

AIDS and Behavior volume 18, pages 1898–1903 (2014)Cite this article

Abstract

Limited data exist on whether sexual partner notification practices among HIV-infected men, particularly those who have sex with men (MSM), vary by HIV viral load. We examined factors associated with complete (all partners) versus incomplete partner notification in 760 HIV-infected individuals across the United States, 49 % of whom were MSM. Thirty-four percent reported incomplete partner notification. Incomplete partner notification was more likely among black men, MSM, and those reporting casual partners and non-condom use. Partner notification practices did not vary by HIV viral load except among those with casual partners in whom a detectable viral load was associated with incomplete partner notification. Increased sexual partner notification among HIV-infected men, especially MSM, is needed.

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Existen datos limitados sobre si las prácticas de notificación de pareja sexual entre los hombres infectados por el VIH, particularmente aquellos que tienen sexo con hombres (HSH), varían según la carga viral del VIH. Examinamos los factores asociados con la completa (todos los socios) vs notificación a la pareja incompleta en 760 personas infectadas por el VIH en los Estados Unidos, 49 % de los cuales fueron MSM. Treinta y cuatro por ciento reportaron notificación a la pareja incompleta. Notificación a la pareja incompleta era más probable entre los hombres negros, MSM y esos informes ocasionales socios y el uso del preservativo no. Las prácticas de notificación de socio no varió por la carga viral del VIH excepto entre aquellos con ocasionales socios en la cual una carga viral detectable se asoció con notificación a la pareja incompleta. Notificación a la pareja sexual creciente entre los hombres infectados por el VIH, especialmente MSM, es necesario.

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Sources of Funding: This work was generously supported by funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Veteran Affairs, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U10-AA13566). Dr. Edelman was funded as Yale-Drug Abuse, Addiction, and HIV Research Scholar (K12DA033312-01A1) during the conduct of this work.

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  1. General Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, PO Box 208025, New Haven, CT, 06520-8088, USA

    E. J. Edelman, A. C. Justice & D. A. Fiellin

  2. Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    E. J. Edelman, A. C. Justice & D. A. Fiellin

  3. VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA

    K. S. Gordon & A. C. Justice

  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

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  5. Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

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  6. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, USA

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Edelman, E.J., Gordon, K.S., Hogben, M. et al. Sexual Partner Notification of HIV Infection Among a National United States-Based Sample of HIV-Infected Men. AIDS Behav 18, 1898–1903 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0799-7

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Keywords

  • HIV
  • Sexual partners
  • Sexually transmitted diseases/prevention and control
  • Disease notification