Tiffiany M Aholou1, Donna Hubbard McCree1, Emeka Oraka2, William L Jeffries1, Charles E Rose1, Elizabeth DiNenno1, Madeline Y Sutton1. 1. 1 Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia . 2. 2 ICF International at the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia .
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In 2014, women represented 19% of HIV diagnoses in the United States. Of these, 78% were among black women and Latinas. Sexual risk behaviors-for example concurrent sex partnerships, nonmonogamous sex partners, and inconsistent condom use-are associated with increased HIV transmission and prevalence; these behaviors have been understudied, collectively, in women. METHODS: To examine HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among sexually active women aged 18-44 years by race/ethnicity and over time, we used data from the 2006-2008, 2008-2010, and 2011-2013 cycles of the National Survey of Family Growth. We estimated weighted percentages and performed logistic regression to measure adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations between selected behaviors and sociodemographic covariates. RESULTS: Among 13,588 women, 1.1% reported concurrent sex partnerships, 10.3% reported male partners whom they perceived were nonmonogamous, and 21.1% reported using a condom at either last vaginal or anal sex. Black women (aPR = 1.52; CI = 1.36-1.71) and Latinas (aPR = 1.29; CI = 1.14-1.47) were more likely to report condom use at either last vaginal or anal sex compared with white women. However, black women were also more likely to report concurrent opposite-sex partnerships (aPR = 2.44; CI = 1.57-3.78) and perceived nonmonogamous sex partners (aPR = 1.33; CI = 1.14-1.56) compared with white women. CONCLUSIONS: Improved HIV behavioral risk-reduction strategies are needed for women. Black women could benefit from interventions that address partnership concurrency. For black women and Latinas, who are more likely to use condoms, further examination of broader social and structural factors as contributors to racial/ethnic gaps are warranted and vital for understanding and decreasing HIV-related disparities.
BACKGROUND: In 2014, women represented 19% of HIV diagnoses in the United States. Of these, 78% were among black women and Latinas. Sexual risk behaviors-for example concurrent sex partnerships, nonmonogamous sex partners, and inconsistent condom use-are associated with increased HIV transmission and prevalence; these behaviors have been understudied, collectively, in women. METHODS: To examine HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among sexually active women aged 18-44 years by race/ethnicity and over time, we used data from the 2006-2008, 2008-2010, and 2011-2013 cycles of the National Survey of Family Growth. We estimated weighted percentages and performed logistic regression to measure adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations between selected behaviors and sociodemographic covariates. RESULTS: Among 13,588 women, 1.1% reported concurrent sex partnerships, 10.3% reported male partners whom they perceived were nonmonogamous, and 21.1% reported using a condom at either last vaginal or anal sex. Black women (aPR = 1.52; CI = 1.36-1.71) and Latinas (aPR = 1.29; CI = 1.14-1.47) were more likely to report condom use at either last vaginal or anal sex compared with white women. However, black women were also more likely to report concurrent opposite-sex partnerships (aPR = 2.44; CI = 1.57-3.78) and perceived nonmonogamous sex partners (aPR = 1.33; CI = 1.14-1.56) compared with white women. CONCLUSIONS: Improved HIV behavioral risk-reduction strategies are needed for women. Black women could benefit from interventions that address partnership concurrency. For black women and Latinas, who are more likely to use condoms, further examination of broader social and structural factors as contributors to racial/ethnic gaps are warranted and vital for understanding and decreasing HIV-related disparities.
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HIV; United States; disparities; sexual risk behaviors; women
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