Injection and Heterosexual Risk Behaviors for HIV Infection Among Non-gay Identifying Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women

Arasteh, Kamyar; Jarlais, Don C. Des; McKnight, Courtney; Feelemyer, Jonathan

doi:10.1007/s10461-019-02551-3

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“…Beyond gender, sexual orientation has been demonstrated to significantly influence the adoption of risky sexual behaviors. Regarding gay or bisexual people, men who have sex with men (MSM) have been demonstrated to be at particularly higher risk of exposure and acquisition of HIV than men who have sex with men and women [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ]. This risk is fundamentally based on the sexual risk practices that they carry out and the perception of the lower importance of condom use, minimizing the risk of transmission [ 12 , 13 ].…”

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Personal and Lifestyle Determinants of HIV Transmission Risk in Spanish University Students

Alcocer-Bruno

Ferrer‐Cascales

Sánchez‐SanSegundo

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The increase in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission cases poses a serious public health concern. Although several previous studies have been conducted with the aim of identifying the risk factors for HIV transmission, the number of cases has been increasing, especially in youth. The present study is aimed at the identification of personal and lifestyle determinants of HIV transmission risk in a sample of 335 Spanish university students selected by convenience sampling from a public university located in Alicante (Spain). Sociodemographic factors, lifestyles, and variables of HIV risk of transmission were evaluated. Group differences on risk of HIV transmission were evaluated between participants depending on their sociodemographic characteristics (age, sex, relationship status, employment status, economic status, and sexual orientation) and lifestyle (diet, physical exercise, smoking, alcohol consumption, and stress). Linear regression models were conducted in order to identify those personal and lifestyle variables related to HIV transmission risk. The obtained results indicate that, generally, being older, in a relationship, and employed were factors related to a high risk of HIV transmission. Regarding lifestyle, poor diet, lower intensity of physical exercise, higher alcohol intake, and smoking were fundamentally associated with a higher risk of HIV transmission, through lower use of condoms and higher frequency of risky sexual behaviors. Hence, participants who develop an unhealthy lifestyle exhibit twice the probability of being at a high risk of HIV transmission, especially regarding these previously indicated behaviors. The present study points out the relevance of sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyles of university students in their proneness to developing risky behaviors for HIV infection. Future studies should be developed with larger, randomized, and more representative samples, in order to obtain significant information for the development of effective preventive strategies oriented toward the increase in the adherence to healthy lifestyles and HIV prevention.

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