Sexual risk behaviors following circumcision among HIV-positive men in Rakai, Uganda.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To determine whether circumcision of HIV-positive men is associated with increased subsequent sexual risk behaviors which may place their female partners at risk. METHODS:Newly circumcised and uncircumcised HIV-positive men in the Rakai Community Cohort Study were followed from baseline (July 2013-January 2015) to determine trend in sexual risk behaviors and association of circumcision with subsequent sexual risk behaviors at follow up (February 2015-September 2016). Risk behaviors included sexual activity, alcohol before sex, transactional sex, multiple sex partners, casual sex partners, and inconsistent condom use with casual partners. The association was evaluated using modified Poisson regression, and sensitivity analyses were performed after multiple imputation with chained

SUBMITTER: Kankaka EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6284241 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature