Open AccessExtramarital sex and HIV risk behavior among US adults: results from the National AIDS Behavioral Survey.
Author(s) -
Kyung–Hee Choi,
Joseph A. Catania,
M. Margaret Dolcini
Publication year - 1994
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.84.12.2003
Subject(s) - condom , ethnic group , demography , national survey of family growth , sexual behavior , marital status , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , medicine , psychology , population , family planning , social psychology , sociology , family medicine , research methodology , syphilis , anthropology
Data from the National AIDS Behavioral Survey were used to examine the social distribution of extramarital sex and risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among married individuals in the United States. Of 1686 married respondents living across the United States, 2.2% reported extramarital sex; of 3827 married respondents living in 23 urban areas with large Hispanic or African-American populations, 2.5% reported having sexual partners outside marriage. The data indicate that the correlates of extramarital sex varied by race/ethnicity. Low levels of condom use were found among people reporting extramarital sex (8% to 19% consistent users).