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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
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).