Title | Concurrent sexual partnerships and human immunodeficiency virus risk among South African youth. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Steffenson, Annie E., Audrey E. Pettifor, George R. Seage, Helen V. Rees, and Paul D. Cleary |
Journal | Sexually transmitted diseases |
Volume | 38 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 459-66 |
Date Published | 2011 Jun |
ISSN | 1537-4521 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Condoms, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, HIV, HIV Infections, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Prevalence, Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Partners, South Africa, Young Adult |
Abstract | To estimate the prevalence of concurrency (more than 1 sex partner overlapping in time), the attitudes/behaviors of those engaged in concurrency, length of relationship overlap, and the association between concurrency and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among South Africans aged 15 to 24 years. |
DOI | 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182080860 |
Alternate Journal | Sex Transm Dis |