Article
Unsafe Sexual Behaviors among HIV-positive Men in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
AIDS & Behavior
(2008)
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. Fiftyseven
(46%) of 123 participants who had sex did not always use condoms; unsafe sex was common in seroconcordant or serodiscordant relationships or in serounknown 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.
Keywords
- HIV infection,
- Sexual behavior,
- Superinfection,
- Nepal
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall September 4, 2008
DOI
10.1007/s10461-008-9454-5
Citation Information
Krishna Poudel, Shinji Nakahara, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Junko Yasuoka, et al.. "Unsafe Sexual Behaviors among HIV-positive Men in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal" AIDS & Behavior Vol. 13 Iss. 6 (2008) p. 1143 - 1150 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kalpana-poudel-tandukar/20/