OBJECTIVE: To examine the transmission behavior among youth living with HIV (YLH), pre- and post-HAART. METHODS: Two cohorts were recruited: (1) 349 YLH during 1994 to 1996 and (2) 175 YLH during 1999 to 2000, after the wide availability of HAART. Differences in sexual and substance-use risk acts and quality of life were examined. RESULTS: Post-HAART YLH were more likely to engage in unprotected sex and substance use, to be more emotionally distressed, and to have lower quality of life than were pre-HAART YLH. CONCLUSIONS: Targeted interventions for YLH that address reductions in transmission acts and aim to improve quality of life are still needed.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the transmission behavior among youth living with HIV (YLH), pre- and post-HAART. METHODS: Two cohorts were recruited: (1) 349 YLH during 1994 to 1996 and (2) 175 YLH during 1999 to 2000, after the wide availability of HAART. Differences in sexual and substance-use risk acts and quality of life were examined. RESULTS: Post-HAART YLH were more likely to engage in unprotected sex and substance use, to be more emotionally distressed, and to have lower quality of life than were pre-HAART YLH. CONCLUSIONS: Targeted interventions for YLH that address reductions in transmission acts and aim to improve quality of life are still needed.
Authors: M J Rotheram-Borus; M Lee; S Zhou; P O'Hara; J M Birnbaum; D Swendeman; W Wright; J Pennbridge; R G Wight Journal: AIDS Educ Prev Date: 2001-02
Authors: Jose A Bauermeister; Katherine Elkington; Elizabeth Brackis-Cott; Curtis Dolezal; Claude Ann Mellins Journal: J Youth Adolesc Date: 2008-08-05