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DOCN M9620217
TI Misunderstanding of 'safer sex' by heterosexually active adults.
DT 9602
AU Wenger NS; Kusseling FS; Shapiro MF; Division of General Internal
Medicine, Health Services Research,; University of California, Los
Angeles 90024-1736, USA.
SO Public Health Rep. 1995 Sep-Oct;110(5):618-21. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/96073586
AB To assess the understanding of safer sex among heterosexual adults,
people enrolled in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) education trials
at a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic and a university student
health service were surveyed concerning sexual behavior with their
latest reported partner. Of 646 sexually active persons enrolled in the
trials, 233 (36 percent) reported having had safer sex with their latest
partner; 124 of them (53 percent) also reported having vaginal or anal
intercourse without a condom during that sexual encounter. Among the 124
who reported safer sex despite having intercourse without a condom, only
23 percent reported asking partners about their HIV status, 46 percent
had asked about intravenous drug use, and 47 percent had asked about the
number of prior sexual partners. For 34 percent of those surveyed, the
length of the sexual relationship with their latest partner was 1 month
or less, and 18 percent estimated that this partner had had 11 or more
prior sexual partners. STD clinic participants characterized intercourse
without a condom as safer sex more often than student health service
enrollees (76 percent versus 39 percent, P < 0.001). The concept of
safer sex is often misunderstood by persons engaging in behavior at risk
for HIV transmission, and the level of misunderstanding differs among
samples. Interventions to reduce transmission of HIV must confront
misconceptions about the risk of sexual intercourse without condoms and
include specific instructions understood by the targeted group.
DE Adult Ambulatory Care Facilities Comparative Study
Condoms/UTILIZATION Female *Health Education Human HIV
Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION *Knowledge, Attitudes,
Practice Male Questionnaires Risk Factors *Sex Behavior Sexual
Partners Student Health Services Substance Abuse,
Intravenous/COMPLICATIONS Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).