The Importance of Sex in the Lives of Women Living with HIV: A Critical Quantitative Analysis

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 unimporta...

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Published in:International journal of sexual health 2018-01, Vol.30 (1), p.92-110
Main Authors: Carter, Allison, Greene, Saara, Money, Deborah, Sanchez, Margarite, Webster, Kath, Nicholson, Valerie, Brotto, Lori A., Hankins, Catherine, Kestler, Mary, Pick, Neora, Salters, Kate, Proulx-Boucher, Karène, O'Brien, Nadia, Patterson, Sophie, de Pokomandy, Alexandra, Loutfy, Mona, Kaida, Angela
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Language:English
Subjects:
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Quantitative analysis
Sexual behavior
Women
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1931-7611
1931-762X
DOI:10.1080/19317611.2018.1447527