News tagged with hiv risk behaviors


Study confirms early elevated HIV infection risk in some Step Study participants

A long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has confirmed that certain subgroups of male study participants were at higher risk of becoming infected after receiving ...

HIV & AIDS created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ban on food stamps leads to hunger, HIV risk among former drug felons

Convicted drug offenders who are denied government food benefits upon release from prison are at greater risk of engaging in dangerous, sexual risk behaviors in order to obtain food, Yale researchers have ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Love matters: Internet hookups for men don't always mean unsafe sex

If a gay or bisexual man seeks sex or dating online, the type of partner or relationship he wants is a good indicator of whether he'll engage in safe sex, a new study suggests.

HIV & AIDS created May 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fighting HIV in South Africa should focus on couples, study finds

A new study of sexual risk behaviors within long-term couples in South Africa finds that HIV-positive people take almost as much risk in their sexual behavior when they know their partner is HIV-negative or don't know their ...

HIV & AIDS created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AIDS journal publishes findings of two important studies

The results of two important studies have been published in the March issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society. One study notes that screening for HIV should be performed more frequently—up t ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds incentive price for reducing HIV risk in Mexico

Studies have found that conditional cash transfer programs, in which governments pay citizens if they consistently practice societally beneficial behaviors, have improved pediatric health care and education ...

HIV & AIDS created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Life in the margins: Health researchers learn from society's outsiders

The consequences of social stigma can be physically harmful, and even deadly. People who are shunned by our society—due to homelessness, drug use, non-conforming gender identity, or other attributes—generally ...

Health created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study looks at risk factors for HIV in US Navy and Marines during 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Same-sex partners and inconsistent condom use were among the major risk factors for HIV infection among U.S. Navy and Marines personnel during the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) era, reports a study in the October 1 issue ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Identifying risky behaviors: The key to HIV prevention

HIV prevention must be better targeted, according to David Holtgrave from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US, and colleagues. Health care professionals need a more detailed analysis and understanding ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clergy can fight HIV on faith-friendly terms

The public health community has long struggled with how best to reduce HIV infection rates among black Americans, which is seven times that of whites. In a new paper in the journal PLoS ONE, a team of phy ...

HIV & AIDS created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are women with a history of violent experiences more likely to have risky sex?

Women who have experienced multiple forms of violence, from witnessing neighborhood crimes to being abused themselves, are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, according to a new report in the Psychology of Vi ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cocaine and heroin users who received testing, counseling less likely to have unprotected sex

Voluntary testing and counseling (VT/C) for HIV or sexually transmitted infections (STI) among cocaine and heroin users who were treated in the emergency department (ED), accompanied by referral to drug treatment, was associated ...

Addiction created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risky sex, drug acts decline in US: survey

High-risk sexual behaviors and drug habits that can increase a person's likelihood of getting HIV/AIDS are on the decline in the United States, according to a government survey released Thursday.

Health created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Behavioral interventions can increase condom use, reduce sexually transmitted infections

Behavioral interventions aimed at reducing sexual risk behaviors, such as unprotected sex, are effective at both promoting condom use and reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) long after the initial intervention, ...

Health created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0