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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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Kim McBride, MA1, Michael Reece, PhD, MPH2, Enbal Shacham, MEd2, and Tania Basta, MPH3. (1) Applied Health Science, Indiana University, 801 E. 7th St., Arbutus House Room 101, Bloomington, IN 47408, 812-856-4343, kmcbride@indiana.edu, (2) Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, HPER Building 116, 1025 E. Seventh Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-7109, (3) Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, The University of Georgia, 300 River Road, Athens, GA 30602
To explore associations between sexual compulsivity, HIV serostatus disclosure, and sexual risk behaviors, data were collected from 452 individuals living with HIV upon their self-enrollment into mental health care at an inner-city clinic. Results indicated associations between level of sexual compulsivity and a participant's likelihood of participation in high-risk sexual behavior, their perceived level of responsibility to disclose HIV serostatus to sexual partners, and whether they had disclosed their HIV status to a sexual partner in their most recent act of unprotected intercourse. These findings suggest the need to include, across the continuum of HIV care, activities related to the assessment of, and response to, sexual compulsivity and its association with behaviors likely to sustain the HIV epidemic.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will
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The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA