Document 0061
 DOCN  M9620061
 TI    HIV-1 seroconversion and risk behaviors among young men in the US army.
       The Seroconversion Risk Factor Study Group [see comments]
 DT    9602
 AU    Levin LI; Peterman TA; Renzullo PO; Lasley-Bibbs V; Shu XO; Brundage JF;
       McNeil JG; Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute
       of; Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100, USA.
 SO    Am J Public Health. 1995 Nov;85(11):1500-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96036578
 CM    Comment in: Am J Public Health 1995 Nov;85(11):1488-9
 AB    OBJECTIVES. This study sought to examine risk factors associated with
       human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seroconversion among
       active-duty men in the US Army. METHODS. One hundred twenty-eight men
       with documented HIV-1 seroconversion between 1988 and 1991 were matched
       to control subjects on demographic variables. Risk factor information
       was collected for the seroconversion period. RESULTS. Forty-nine case
       subjects and no control subjects reported same-gender sex; this includes
       34 case subjects who also reported sex with women. Seventy case and 118
       control subjects reported no risk factors other than heterosexual
       intercourse. Among heterosexuals, excess risk was noted for men who had
       sex with women in risk categories defined by the Centers for Disease
       Control and Prevention (odds ratio = 10.0; 95% confidence interval =
       1.3, 78.1). Significant trends of increasing risk for seroconversion
       were found with increasing numbers of female partners, nonsteady
       partners, and partners with whom sex occurred on the first day of
       acquaintance. CONCLUSIONS. In this population, the major risk factor for
       HIV-1 seroconversion was same-gender sex. Among heterosexuals, sex with
       anonymous or causal partners increased this risk. Intervention programs
       should emphasize the risk of indiscriminate partner selection in
       addition to safe sex practices.
 DE    Adult  Female  Human  HIV Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  *Military
       Personnel  Questionnaires  Risk Factors  Sex Behavior/*STATISTICS &
       NUMER DATA  Sexual Partners  Sexually Transmitted Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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