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Changes in partnerships and HIV risk behaviors after partner notification.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2003;30(1):83-88.
Hoxworth T, Spencer NE, Peterman TA, Craig T, Johnson S, Maher JE.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Few studies have examined the effect of partner notification
(PN) on behavior change and partnerships. This study investigated both. GOAL:
The goal was to examine the effect of PN on sexual behaviors and partnership
dissolution and formation. STUDY DESIGN Subjects included HIV-positive persons
interviewed to identify partners for notification, partners notified of exposure,
and HIV-negative persons receiving HIV counseling and testing (controls).
Subjects were interviewed about behaviors and relationships at baseline and
at 3- and 6-month visits. Partnerships in which both subject and partner
received PN were compared to partnerships in which only the subject received
PN and to control partnerships. RESULTS: Partnerships where both persons
received PN were less likely to break up or acquire new partners and more
likely to use condoms at follow-up. CONCLUSION: PN did not increase partnership
dissolution or formation and was associated with higher condom use, suggesting
the value of PN in HIV prevention.