dc.contributor.author
Theuring, Stefanie
dc.contributor.author
Rubagumya, Kenyonyozi
dc.contributor.author
Schumann, Hannah
dc.contributor.author
Harms, Gundel
dc.contributor.author
Rubaihayo, John
dc.contributor.author
Wanyenze, Rhoda
dc.date.accessioned
2023-07-13T11:18:24Z
dc.date.available
2023-07-13T11:18:24Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/40072
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-39794
dc.description.abstract
Our aim was to identify sexual risk behavior among HIV-negative pregnant women in Kabarole District, Uganda, by conducting a cross-sectional study among 1610 women within three healthcare settings. One in six women engaged in HIV-specific risk behaviors including multiple sexual partners or alcohol abuse; 80% of the pregnant women reported to generally abstain from using condoms. In multivariate analysis, predictors of sexual risk behavior included being a client of the public health facilities as compared to the private facility (AOR 3.6 and 4.8, p < 0.001), being single, widowed or divorced or not cohabiting with the partner (AOR 4.7 and 2.3, p < 0.001), as well as higher household wealth (AOR 1.8, p < 0.001) and lack of partner status knowledge (AOR 1.6, p = 0.008). Self-estimated risk perception was linked with engagement in HIV-related risk behaviors except for alcohol abuse. Our findings indicate that reducing risky behaviors in pregnancy in order to prevent HIV should be a high-priority public health concern.
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dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Sexual risk behavior
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Sexual Risk Behavior in HIV-Uninfected Pregnant Women in Western Uganda
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1007/s10508-021-02062-0
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Archives of Sexual Behavior
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
7
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
Springer Nature
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart
3277
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend
3286
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
50
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.funding
Springer Nature DEAL
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
34647234
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
0004-0002
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1573-2800