Sex after ART
Sexual partnerships established by HIV-infected persons taking anti-retroviral therapy in Eastern Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Seeley (0000-0002-0583-5272, University of East Anglia, corresponding author), Steven Russell (0000-0001-8423-5891, University of East Anglia), Kenneth Khana (Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Entebbe), Enoch Ezati (Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Entebbe), Rachel King (0000-0002-0085-3498, Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Entebbe), Rebecca Bunnell (0000-0002-4146-4982, Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Entebbe) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 703-716 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691050903003897 |
| PMID | 19544115 |
| OpenAlex | W2109108631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 32 |
This paper explores the social contexts that influence the formation and nature of sexual partnerships among people on anti-retroviral therapy (ART). We draw on the findings of a qualitative, longitudinal study of 70 people (36 women and 34 men) who have been participating in a home-based ART programme for over three years in Eastern Uganda. Since initiating ART, 32 (18 men and 14 women) participants reported having had a new partner. Five participants (4 men and 1 woman) renewed relationships with spouses with whom they had been prior to starting ART. Overall, 37 of the 70 participants had had a sexual partner after starting ART. Companionship, material support, social and cultural norms, as well as a desire for sex and children, are drivers of new relationships. The opportunity that ART brings for people to get on with their lives brings with it a reinstatement into a social world that places a value on marriage and child-bearing. The sexual rights of those living with HIV and on ART need to be taken seriously and safer sex facilitated
Art Therapy · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Interpersonal relationship · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |