HIV/AIDS Prevention
One in five HIV-positive men knowingly put sexual partners at risk
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 30th, 2005
According to a study of 970 HIV-positive homosexual men who had a steady male sexual partner who either was HIV-negative or had an unknown HIV infection status, 21% reported having unprotected anal intercourse with that partner. In a subset of 674 men who knew they were HIV-positive, 141 reported unprotected sex with their partner.
The findings were published January 2005 issue of the American Journal of Public Health
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