Abstract
A random sample consisting of 88 sexually active people living with HIV (PLWH) and their HIV negative spouses in rural China
were interviewed. Data of 68 couples (77.2 %) who gave identical responses to whether they had been using condoms consistently
in the last 12 months (n = 136) were analyzed. The results showed that 27.9 % of the discordant couples used condom inconsistently in the last year.
Condom non-availability was the most commonly given main reason for not using condoms. Free condoms should be made available
to these low-income couples. Suicidal ideation of the PLWH and the spouse’s perception on ‘whether someone could contract
HIV via unprotected sexual intercourse with a HIV positive person’ were significantly associated with inconsistent condom
use in the last year. Education program should change the cognition about the risk for HIV transmission via unprotected sex.
Integrated psychological services to reduce suicidal ideation are greatly warranted.
were interviewed. Data of 68 couples (77.2 %) who gave identical responses to whether they had been using condoms consistently
in the last 12 months (n = 136) were analyzed. The results showed that 27.9 % of the discordant couples used condom inconsistently in the last year.
Condom non-availability was the most commonly given main reason for not using condoms. Free condoms should be made available
to these low-income couples. Suicidal ideation of the PLWH and the spouse’s perception on ‘whether someone could contract
HIV via unprotected sexual intercourse with a HIV positive person’ were significantly associated with inconsistent condom
use in the last year. Education program should change the cognition about the risk for HIV transmission via unprotected sex.
Integrated psychological services to reduce suicidal ideation are greatly warranted.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-7
- DOI 10.1007/s10461-012-0269-z
- Authors
- Joseph T. F. Lau, Center for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- Xiaonan Yu, Center for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- Winnie W. S. Mak, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- Yimin Cheng, National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Yanhong Lv, National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Jianxin Zhang, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Xiaoyou Su, Center for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- Zixin Wang, Center for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5/F, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- Journal AIDS and Behavior
- Online ISSN 1573-3254
- Print ISSN 1090-7165