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- Title
Correlates of sexually transmitted disease infection among adults living with HIV.
- Authors
Gore-Felton, Cheryl; Vosvick, Mark; Bendel, Talor; Koopman, Cheryl; Das, Bibi; Israelski, Dennis; Herrera, Mireya; Litzenberg, Kim; Spiegel, David
- Abstract
This study examined the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as well as the relationships between STDs and coping strategies used to deal with the stress of living with HIV among adults. The sample comprised 179 men and women, 58% were Caucasian, 54% were male, more than half (61%) were diagnosed with AIDS, 43% were heterosexual, and 39% reported an STD post-HIV diagnosis. Logistic regression analysis indicated that individuals reporting longer time elapsed since HIV diagnosis and greater use of emotion-focused coping were more likely to report STDs. There was an interaction effect between time and coping such that the less time that elapsed since HIV diagnosis and the more an individual used emotion-focused coping, the more likely they were to report an STD. Tailoring interventions to address specific stressors associated with length of time living with HIV, may be a particularly effective prevention strategy.
- Subjects
SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; AIDS; HIV-positive persons; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; COMMUNICABLE diseases
- Publication
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2003, Vol 14, Issue 8, p539
- ISSN
0956-4624
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1258/095646203767869156