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The XVI International AIDS Conference was held in Toronto in mid-August, and here are some interesting items from some of the poster presentations: Risk of Infecting Others• HIV+ African American
men are more likely to disclose their HIV status
to female partners who are believed to be HIV negative
than to those of unknown status. Condom use is higher
with male and female HIV negative partners than those
of unknown status.
• In a study of 1,050 male
and female HIV+ patients at seven HIV clinics in
six US cities in 2004, researchers found that the
majority of HIV patients were sexually active, and
nearly one-quarter engaged in sexual behaviors with
a high risk of infecting others. Transmission• In a study of modes of
HIV transmission amongst 914 adults aged 50+ living
with AIDS in New York City, researchers found the
following: among gay/bisexual men, the primary mode
of transmission was unprotected anal sex; for straight
men, more than 50% were infected by sharing needles
and one-third by unprotected vaginal sex; for straight
and bisexual women, two-thirds acquired HIV through
unprotected vaginal sex and one-third through sharing
needles; for lesbians, more than 50% acquired HIV
by sharing needles. Testing• A study of 491 university
students (80.4% female; 94.7% heterosexual; aged
17–24) found that social anxiety may be associated
with an untested person's failure to get an HIV test.
• In a study of students
at one US college campus, almost 70% of students
categorized themselves as being at very low risk
for contracting HIV, despite reporting unprotected
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