Brief Report: Accuracy in Self-Report of Viral Suppression Among HIV-Positive Men With HIV-Negative Male Partners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among men who have sex with men, there is now clear evidence that the risk of HIV transmission through condomless sex when the HIV-positive partner is virally suppressed is effectively zero. However, an understanding of the accuracy of reporting of viral load among serodiscordant same-sex male couples is missing from the literature.

Setting

This analysis uses data from the baseline sample of Stronger Together, a randomized controlled efficacy trial of an innovative dyadic intervention to enhance antiretroviral therapy adherence for HIV serodiscordant male couples in 3 US cities (Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago).

Methods

Biomarker-confirmed and self-reported measures of viral load were used to assess the accuracy of self-report of viral suppression. In this des

SUBMITTER: Stephenson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8754005 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature