TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of HIV serostatus disclosure to sexual partner among HIV-positive alcohol users in haiti
AU - Conserve, Donaldson F.
AU - King, Gary
AU - Dévieux, Jessy G.
AU - Jean-Gilles, Michéle
AU - Malow, Robert
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This research was supported by Grant R01AA018084 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - This study examined the relationship between antiretroviral therapy use, participants' knowledge of partner's HIV serostatus, number of sex partners, perceived infectivity and HIV disclosure to a main sexual partner among 258 HIV-positive Haitian alcohol users. Only 38.6 % had disclosed their HIV serostatus to sexual partners. Logistic regression analyses revealed that participants who self-reported having an HIV-negative partner (OR = 0.36, 95 % CI 0.13-0.97) or a partner of unknown HIV status (OR = 0.09, 95 % CI 0.04-0.22) were less likely to disclose their HIV serostatus than participants who self-reported having an HIV-positive partner. Participants who had more than one sexual partner in the past 3 months (OR = 0.41, 95 % CI 0.19-0.90) were also less likely to disclose than participants who had one partner. These findings suggest the need for couples-based programs to assist people living with HIV (PLWH) with the disclosure process, especially among PLWH who have more than one sexual partner and/or are in serodiscordant relationships.
AB - This study examined the relationship between antiretroviral therapy use, participants' knowledge of partner's HIV serostatus, number of sex partners, perceived infectivity and HIV disclosure to a main sexual partner among 258 HIV-positive Haitian alcohol users. Only 38.6 % had disclosed their HIV serostatus to sexual partners. Logistic regression analyses revealed that participants who self-reported having an HIV-negative partner (OR = 0.36, 95 % CI 0.13-0.97) or a partner of unknown HIV status (OR = 0.09, 95 % CI 0.04-0.22) were less likely to disclose their HIV serostatus than participants who self-reported having an HIV-positive partner. Participants who had more than one sexual partner in the past 3 months (OR = 0.41, 95 % CI 0.19-0.90) were also less likely to disclose than participants who had one partner. These findings suggest the need for couples-based programs to assist people living with HIV (PLWH) with the disclosure process, especially among PLWH who have more than one sexual partner and/or are in serodiscordant relationships.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10461-013-0685-8
DO - 10.1007/s10461-013-0685-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 24385230
AN - SCOPUS:84905590356
SN - 1090-7165
VL - 18
SP - 1037
EP - 1045
JO - AIDS and Behavior
JF - AIDS and Behavior
IS - 6
ER -