Characteristics of Sexual Partnerships Among Men With Diagnosed HIV Who Have Sex With Men, United States and Puerto Rico-2015-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding sexual partnerships of HIV-positive persons, particularly at the dyad level, can help in quantifying HIV transmission risk. We described sexual partnerships among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM), including partnerships with a high risk for sexual HIV transmission.

Setting

The Medical Monitoring Project is an annual, cross-sectional study that reports representative estimates on U.S. HIV-positive adults.

Methods

During 2015-2019, we assessed sexual behaviors by interview, and viral load results from medical records. Among sexually active HIV-positive MSM (n = 4923), we described prevalence of high-risk sex, defined as: (1) not having sustained viral suppression, and (2) having condomless sex with an HIV-negative partner not known t

SUBMITTER: Dasgupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8591528 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature