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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Importance of Sex in the Lives of Women Living with HIV
T2 - A Critical Quantitative Analysis
AU - Carter, Alison
AU - Greene, Sarah
AU - Money, D.
AU - Sanchez, M.
AU - Webster, K.
AU - Nicholson, V.
AU - Brotto, L.A.
AU - Hankins, C.
AU - Kestler, M.
AU - Pick, N.
AU - Salters, K.
AU - Proulx-Boucher, K.
AU - O'Brien, N.
AU - Patterson, S.
AU - de Pokomandy, A.
AU - Loutfy, M.
AU - Kaida, A.
PY - 2018/5/31
Y1 - 2018/5/31
N2 - The authors explored the importance of sex for 1,289 women living with HIV in Canada. Approximately half of women viewed sex as “very” (19.6%) or “somewhat” important (32.3%) and the remaining reported “neither important or unimportant” (22.0%), “somewhat unimportant” (5.4%), or “not at all important” (20.1%). Women who had a regular sex partner, identified as African, Caribbean, or Black, were more educated, believed HIV treatment prevents transmission, or had better physical health-related quality-of-life reported greater importance of sex, whereas those who were older, used illicit drugs, or experienced violence in adulthood reported lesser importance. Findings underscore the diversity of women's perspectives within the context of their lives.
AB - The authors explored the importance of sex for 1,289 women living with HIV in Canada. Approximately half of women viewed sex as “very” (19.6%) or “somewhat” important (32.3%) and the remaining reported “neither important or unimportant” (22.0%), “somewhat unimportant” (5.4%), or “not at all important” (20.1%). Women who had a regular sex partner, identified as African, Caribbean, or Black, were more educated, believed HIV treatment prevents transmission, or had better physical health-related quality-of-life reported greater importance of sex, whereas those who were older, used illicit drugs, or experienced violence in adulthood reported lesser importance. Findings underscore the diversity of women's perspectives within the context of their lives.
KW - Sex
KW - sexuality
KW - women
KW - HIV
KW - Canada
KW - CHIWOS
U2 - 10.1080/19317611.2018.1447527
DO - 10.1080/19317611.2018.1447527
M3 - Journal article
VL - 30
SP - 92
EP - 110
JO - International Journal of Sexual Health
JF - International Journal of Sexual Health
IS - 1
ER -