Sexuality in Montreal women living with HIV

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19442178
AutoresCatherine Hankins (0000-0002-1642-8592, Public Health Department), Sylvie Gendron (Public Health Department), T Tran (a Infectious Disease Unit, Montreal Regional Public Health Department), T Paul Tran (Public Health Department), Donna L Lamping (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), D LAMPING (c Health Services Research Unit , London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , London , UK), Normand Lapointe (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine)
Ano1997
Volume9
Fascículo3
Páginas261-272
Data de publicação1997-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/713613156
PMID9290832
OpenAlexW2062803607
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas26

The impact of learning a positive HIV test result on the sexuality of 161 women (47 injection drug users (IDU), 53 non-IDU women of Haitian or African origin (non-IDU-HA), and 61 non-IDU Caucasian women (non-IDU-C) was assessed using closed and open-ended questions. Self-reported CD4+ count correlated with any post-test (p = 0.001) and past month sexual activity (p = 0.007). After learning their HIV status, 110 women (68%) were sexually active, 48 (44%) of these within 1 month. After resuming sexual activity, 84% underwent a sexual adjustment period (median duration 8.5 months). IDU women were more likely to have frequent sex, be anorgasmic, and prefer sex less often. Consistent partner condom use was low in general (19% for IDU, 30% for non-IDU-HA, and 62% for non-IDU-C) and by partner type (new regular partner 58%, same regular partner 36%, casual partner 29%). Sexual satisfaction tended to decline post-test and then increase to higher than pre-test levels. Counselling focused on the safe and satisfying aspects of sex may assist women with HIV infection in sexual decision-making. Facilitating the access of IDU women with HIV infection to medically supervised drug provision and to detoxification and rehabilitation programmes can weaken the link between drug use and sex work

Biology · Casual · Condom · Family medicine · Human sexuality · Sex partners · Sexual partner · Demography · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues