Risk Behaviors Among HIV-Positive Individuals

Researchers document ongoing risk behaviors in an urban cohort of HIV-infected patients, most of whom had a risk factor of heterosexual intercourse or injection-drug use.

HIV-positive individuals who, despite being aware of their status, engage in high-risk activities are a substantial source of new HIV infections. A major component of the CDC's new prevention plan in the U.S. focuses on risk reduction in HIV-positive individuals (see "Recommendations for Working Prevention into Routine Care for HIV-Positive Patients" in this issue of ACC). Establishing the risk behavior of seropositive individuals is important in identifying the source of HIV transmission and evaluating potential preventive interventions.

McGowan and colleagues assessed the risk behaviors of 256 HIV-positive patients attending a New York City HIV clinic at which HIV risk-reduction counseling and education were part of routine practice. The m…

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Salim S. Abdool Karim, MD, PhD

Risk Behaviors Among HIV-Positive Individuals

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