PMID: 9420319Jan 7, 1998Paper

"Why I am not infected with HIV": implications for long-term HIV risk reduction and HIV vaccine trials

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology : Official Publication of the International Retrovirology Association
D C Des JarlaisT D Mastro

Abstract

To describe beliefs about remaining HIV-seronegative in injecting drug users in two high-seroprevalence cities, and to consider implications of these beliefs for ongoing risk reduction efforts and for HIV vaccine efficacy trials. Cross-sectional survey with open- and closed-ended questions. 58 HIV-seronegative injecting drug users participating in HIV vaccine preparation cohort studies in New York City, New York, U.S.A., and Bangkok, Thailand. Large majorities of subjects in Bangkok (90%) and in New York (89%) believed their "own efforts" to practice safer injection methods and safer sex were very important in avoiding HIV infection. More Bangkok subjects (30%) believed that they would "probably" become infected with HIV in the future than New York subjects (4%). Three percent of Bangkok subjects and 70% of New York subjects believed "having an immune system strong enough to avoid becoming infected with HIV despite exposure to the virus" was very important in avoiding HIV infection. This belief in New York subjects was associated with having previously engaged in high-risk behaviors (i.e., sharing injection equipment, unprotected sex, or both) with partners known to be HIV-seropositive. Risk reduction programming for high-HIV-s...Continue Reading

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