Personal and Social Predictors about Safe Sexual Behavior inPatients with Immune Deficiency Virus in Ahwaz, Iran

摘要

Socio-demographic predictors about safe sex behaviours inindividual suffering from immune def iciency virus (HIV)had been tried to understand in this cross-sectional study. Itwas conducted on 120 individuals having immunedef iciency virus (HIV). Collection of the data were based onsocio-demographic and a safe sex behaviour questionnaire.To determine the socio-demographic the general linearmodel was used. Result revealed mean (SD) of the totalscore of safe sexual behaviour among men and women was66.5 (13.1), 62.2 (13.0) respectively and (Score limit: 0-100).Status of sexual partners, unprotected vaginal sex, drugsand alcohols, as well as employment status, were consideredas predictors of safe sex behaviours. About 50 percent of theparticipants pose unsafe sexual practices, thus, it isadvisable that the health promotion programs and HIVprevention should implement in various groups of thesociety.