A case-control study of factors associated with HIV infection among black women.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To identify social, behavioral and epidemiologic factors associated with HIV infection among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected black women residing in North Carolina. DESIGN:A case-control study conducted in August 2004 in North Carolina. METHODS:Cases were 18-40-year-old women with HIV infections diagnosed from 2003-2004. Controls were 18-40-yearold, HIV-negative heterosexually active women recruited from HIV testing sites. Five focus group discussions were also conducted with women not participating in the case-control study. RESULTS:Multivariate analyses of 31 cases and 101 controls showed that HIV-positive women were more likely to receive public assistance [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 7.3; 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.1, 26.0], to report a history of genital herpes infection (aOR 10.6; 95% CI 2.4, 47.2), and were less likely to have discussed a variety of sexual and behavioral issues relevant to risk of HIV infection with their male partners (aOR 0.6; 95% CI 0.4, 0.8). Focus group participants indicated that financial and social demands created competing challenges for making HIV prevention a priority. CONCLUSIONS:Inadequate communication between black women and their sexual partners may create barriers to sexual and behavioral risk reduction. A multidimensional approach that addresses both biological factors such as herpes infection and socioeconomic factors may be needed to reduce HIV transmission in this population.

journal_name

J Natl Med Assoc

authors

Forna FM,Fitzpatrick L,Adimora AA,McLellan-Lemal E,Leone P,Brooks JT,Marks G,Greenberg A

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-11-01 00:00:00

pages

1798-804

issue

11

eissn

0027-9684

issn

1943-4693

journal_volume

98

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