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dc.contributor.authorBova, Carol A.
dc.contributor.authorDurante, Amanda J.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:09:05.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T16:17:22Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T16:17:22Z
dc.date.issued2003-03-18
dc.date.submitted2008-06-16
dc.identifier.citationAIDS Patient Care STDS. 2003 Feb;17(2):75-83. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/108729103321150809">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn1087-2914 (Print)
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/108729103321150809
dc.identifier.pmid12639290
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/34549
dc.description.abstractThe influence of HIV on sexual activity and functioning presents a unique set of issues. HIV transmissibility, partner disclosure, potential vertical transmission and, for some HIV-infected women, problems associated with illicit drug use, may affect sexuality. Few studies have examined HIV-infected women's sexuality and none have studied the relationship between HIV symptoms, HIV illness stage, quality of life, meaning of illness and sexual functioning. This descriptive study examines sexual activity, sexual functioning and safer sex behavior among 101 HIV-seropositive women. Results indicate that (1) the majority of women continue to be sexually active after testing HIV positive, (2) sexual functioning does not change as a result of HIV disease progression, and (3) few women report that HIV itself caused worsening of their sexual functioning. Those women with better mental health, more positive meaning attributed to life with HIV infection, better quality of life, fewer HIV-related symptoms and who never used injection drugs had higher levels of sexual functioning. Greater focus on sexual functioning as an integral part of clinical assessment is needed. Patterns of sexual behavior among HIV-infected women require continued study as we search for more effective means to prevent secondary HIV transmission.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12639290&dopt=Abstract ">Link to article in PubMed</a>
dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/108729103321150809
dc.subject*Adaptation, Psychological
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHIV Infections
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInterviews as Topic
dc.subjectMassachusetts
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subject*Quality of Life
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSeverity of Illness Index
dc.subject*Sexual Behavior
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectPublic Health and Community Nursing
dc.titleSexual functioning among HIV-infected women
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleAIDS patient care and STDs
dc.source.volume17
dc.source.issue2
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsn_pp/6
dc.identifier.contextkey530689
html.description.abstract<p>The influence of HIV on sexual activity and functioning presents a unique set of issues. HIV transmissibility, partner disclosure, potential vertical transmission and, for some HIV-infected women, problems associated with illicit drug use, may affect sexuality. Few studies have examined HIV-infected women's sexuality and none have studied the relationship between HIV symptoms, HIV illness stage, quality of life, meaning of illness and sexual functioning. This descriptive study examines sexual activity, sexual functioning and safer sex behavior among 101 HIV-seropositive women. Results indicate that (1) the majority of women continue to be sexually active after testing HIV positive, (2) sexual functioning does not change as a result of HIV disease progression, and (3) few women report that HIV itself caused worsening of their sexual functioning. Those women with better mental health, more positive meaning attributed to life with HIV infection, better quality of life, fewer HIV-related symptoms and who never used injection drugs had higher levels of sexual functioning. Greater focus on sexual functioning as an integral part of clinical assessment is needed. Patterns of sexual behavior among HIV-infected women require continued study as we search for more effective means to prevent secondary HIV transmission.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathgsn_pp/6
dc.contributor.departmentCenter for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research
dc.contributor.departmentGraduate School of Nursing
dc.source.pages75-83


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