Open AccessSexual histories of heterosexual couples with one HIV-infected partner.
Author(s) -
Nancy Padian
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.8.990
Subject(s) - condom , heterosexuality , sexual behavior , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , anal intercourse , demography , sexual intercourse , psychology , medicine , sexual partner , sexual transmission , homosexuality , clinical psychology , family medicine , population , men who have sex with men , environmental health , gonorrhea , syphilis , sociology , psychoanalysis , microbicide
Ninety-eight heterosexual couples enrolled in a HIV transmission study, at least one of whom was HIV-infected, were interviewed about sexual behavior. Although males and females were interviewed separately, there was agreement between them on the number of sexual contacts, the practice or anal intercourse, and condom use. These findings of strong reliability are encouraging, but do not necessarily imply that the data are valid.