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This version was published on 1 November 2009
Int J STD AIDS 2009;20:757-760
doi:10.1258/ijsa.2009.009019
© 2009 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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Sexual behaviour, condom use and rates of sexually transmitted infections in HIV clinic attendees in South East London

E Hamlyn MRCP DipGum , T Welz MRCP DTMH, S Rebaudengo RGN, H Simms RGN and M Poulton FRCP DipGum

Department of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, Kings College Hospital, London, UK

Correspondence to: Dr E Hamlyn, Clinical Trials Centre, Winston Churchill Wing, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK Email: liz_hamlyn{at}yahoo.com

The aim of this study was to examine sexual behaviour, condom use and rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among attendees at a dedicated on-site STI clinic at a South London HIV centre. Data were prospectively collected by using a nurse-completed questionnaire. Ninety-eight percent of women reported one or no sexual partners in the preceding three months, whereas 57% of men who have sex with men (MSM) reported two or more partners. Only 28% of women, 53% of heterosexual men and 29% of MSM always used a condom for vaginal or anal intercourse. Positive STI diagnoses were found in 17.5% of women, 20% of heterosexual men and 49% of MSM. Twenty percent of patients who reported always using a condom and 38% of MSM reporting no sexual activity in the preceding three months had an STI. These results highlight the need for safe sex promotion and STI screening in HIV-infected patients regardless of self-reported sexual activity.

Key Words: sexually transmitted infections • HIV • sexual behaviour • condom use


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