Heterosexual anal intercourse
(HAI) is not an uncommon behavior and it confers a higher risk of HIV
transmission than vaginal intercourse.
We examined data from heterosexuals
recruited in 20 US cities for the 2013 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance
system. We assessed correlates of reporting HAI in the previous year. Then,
among people reporting HAI in the past year, we assessed what event-level
factors are associated with having HAI at last sex.
Thirty percent of women and
35 % of men reported HAI in the past year. Among people who had HAI in the
past year, those who had HAI at last sex were more likely to have a partner who
was HIV-positive or of unknown status or to have exchanged money or drugs for
sex at last sex.
Information that highlights the risk of HIV transmission
associated with HAI would complement existing HIV prevention messages focused
on heterosexuals in the U.S.
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By:
- 1Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS-E47, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA. xgm0@cdc.gov.
- 2Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS-E47, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
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