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Comparative Study
. 2005 Mar-Apr;29(2):162-71.
doi: 10.5993/ajhb.29.2.7.

Risk behaviors of youth living with HIV: pre- and post-HAART

Marguerita Lightfoot  1 , Dallas Swendeman, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, W Scott Comulada, Robert Weiss
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Comparative Study

Risk behaviors of youth living with HIV: pre- and post-HAART

Marguerita Lightfoot et al. Am J Health Behav. 2005 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To examine the transmission behavior among youth living with HIV (YLH), pre- and post-HAART.

Methods: Two cohorts were recruited: (1) 349 YLH during 1994 to 1996 and (2) 175 YLH during 1999 to 2000, after the wide availability of HAART. Differences in sexual and substance-use risk acts and quality of life were examined.

Results: Post-HAART YLH were more likely to engage in unprotected sex and substance use, to be more emotionally distressed, and to have lower quality of life than were pre-HAART YLH.

Conclusions: Targeted interventions for YLH that address reductions in transmission acts and aim to improve quality of life are still needed.

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