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Characteristics of Agreements to have Condomless Anal Intercourse in the Presence of an Undetectable Viral Load Among HIV Serodiscordant Male Couples in Australia, Brazil and Thailand

Authors :
Benjamin R Bavinton
Fengyi Jin
Christopher K Fairley
Anthony D. Kelleher
Jennifer F Hoy
Nittaya Phanuphak
Iryna Zablotska-Manos
James Gray
Ruth Khalili Friedman
Catherine Pell
Andrew E. Grulich
David J Templeton
Garrett Prestage
Anna McNulty
Source :
AIDS and Behavior. 25:3944-3954
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.

Abstract

The use of undetectable viral load (VL) to negotiate condomless anal intercourse (CLAI) in HIV serodiscordant male relationships has become more common as more data regarding the effectiveness of antiretroviral treatments for the prevention of HIV transmission has been described. We examined viral load agreements (VLAs) for condomless sex in the presence of an undetectable VL in 343 HIV serodiscordant male couples in Australia, Brazil and Thailand. Factors associated with having a VLA included having agreements for the HIV-positive partner to report his VL result (p

Details

ISSN :
15733254 and 10907165
Volume :
25
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
AIDS and Behavior
Accession number :
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