Sexual risk behaviour among people living with HIV according to the biomedical risk of transmission: results from the ANRS‐VESPA2 survey

• DOI: 10.7448/ias.19.1.20095
• Publication Date: 2016-01-08T08:29:58Z
• Authors: Marie Suzan‐Monti; Nicolas Lorente; Baptiste Demoulin; Fabienne Marcellin; Marie Préau; Rosemary Dray‐Spira; France Lert; Bruno Spire
• Keywords: Sexual transmission

Introduction People living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART), sustained undetectable viral load (sUVL) and no history of sexually transmitted infections for at least six months, are considered to have a low risk transmission (LRT). We aimed characterize, in representative sample French PLHIV, the sexual behaviour LRT PLHIV compared non‐LRT PLHIV. Methods The cross‐sectional ANRS‐VESPA2 survey was conducted adult attending hospitals 2011. group included participants sUVL infection 12 months. Socio‐behavioural medical data were collected. Chi‐square tests helped compare indicators between survey's retrospective nature allowed us perform complementary category‐based analyses according whether they had 18, 24 or 36 months three socio‐epidemiological groups: men who sex (MSM), other women. Results Analysis 2638 diagnosed >12 available data. proportion varied from 58% (≥12 sUVL) 38% (≥36 sUVL). Irrespective duration, we found following: 1) (MSM men) more likely report having partner than their counterparts. Among partners previous significant difference seen number partners. women less one women; 2) MSM being inactive couples counterparts; 3) among active participants, observed concerning condom use serodiscordant steady most recent casual Conclusions ≥12 did not behaviours Because same result obtained those ≥36 hypothesis increased over time meeting non‐transmission biomedical criteria is supported.