Unsafe sexual behaviors among HIV-positive men in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

AIDS Behav. 2009 Dec;13(6):1143-50. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-9454-5. Epub 2008 Sep 4.

Abstract

We assessed unsafe sexual behaviors of the Nepalese HIV-positive men and their knowledge about the consequences of unsafe sex. We interviewed 167 participants recruited conveniently in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Of total, 125 participants (75%) had sex in the past 6 months, 47% of whom with multiple partners. Fifty-seven (46%) of 123 participants who had sex did not always use condoms; unsafe sex was common in seroconcordant or serodiscordant relationships or in sero-unknown relationships. Only 41% (50/123) participants knew about the possibility of HIV superinfection. Our results suggest the urgent need of HIV prevention interventions for the Nepalese HIV-positive men.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Condoms / statistics & numerical data
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • HIV Infections / psychology
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology*
  • HIV-1
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nepal / epidemiology
  • Risk-Taking
  • Sexual Partners
  • Superinfection
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Unsafe Sex / psychology*
  • Young Adult