Changes in multiple sexual partnerships, HIV testing, and condom use among US heterosexuals 18 to 49 years of age, 1990 and 1992. | Zendy

Kyung–Hee Choi | Zendy; Joseph A. Catania | Zendy

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Changes in multiple sexual partnerships, HIV testing, and condom use among US heterosexuals 18 to 49 years of age, 1990 and 1992.

Author(s) -

Kyung–Hee Choi,

Joseph A. Catania

Publication year - 1996

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.86.4.554

Subject(s) - condom , demography , heterosexuality , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , population , medicine , sexual behavior , hiv test , safer sex , gerontology , psychology , homosexuality , environmental health , immunology , clinical psychology , health services , syphilis , health facility , sociology , psychoanalysis

We compared data from two independent, representative samples of the US population to determine whether heterosexual adults 18 to 49 years of age modified their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors between 1990/91 and 1992. We found little change in multiple sexual partnerships, having a risky partner, and HIV test seeking in the heterosexual population. Overall, consistent condom use significantly increased from 11% in 1990/91 to 20% in 1992, but this increase was limited to selected demographic groups. These results suggest a continuing need for HIV education among heterosexual adults.

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