TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining Sexual Function among Individuals with HIV in a Midwestern US Urban Outpatient Clinic Setting
AU - Shacham, E.
AU - López, Julia D.
AU - Souza, P.
AU - Overton, E. Turner
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© SAGE Publications.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - The role of sexual function and its impact on HIV management have been inadequately evaluated. A cross-sectional study in 2009 of 202 patients with HIV were recruited to examine sexual function and psychosocial/HIV management factors. Analyses assessed the relationship between sexual function, sociodemographic factors, biomedical markers, and depressive symptomology. The M-Estimator compared differences in the means of the HIV, cancer survivors, and the normative cohorts. More than 75% were on combination antiretroviral therapy, of which 70% had suppressed HIV viral loads. Patients with unsuppressed HIV viral loads reported lower rates of arousal. Better overall health was associated with higher rates of overall sexual function, arousal, and interest. Compared to the normative and cancer survivor cohorts, mean sexual function was significantly lower in the HIV-infected cohort in all subscales, except for masturbation. These findings suggest lower sexual function impacts individuals with HIV in ways related to negative biomedical and psychosocial factors.
AB - The role of sexual function and its impact on HIV management have been inadequately evaluated. A cross-sectional study in 2009 of 202 patients with HIV were recruited to examine sexual function and psychosocial/HIV management factors. Analyses assessed the relationship between sexual function, sociodemographic factors, biomedical markers, and depressive symptomology. The M-Estimator compared differences in the means of the HIV, cancer survivors, and the normative cohorts. More than 75% were on combination antiretroviral therapy, of which 70% had suppressed HIV viral loads. Patients with unsuppressed HIV viral loads reported lower rates of arousal. Better overall health was associated with higher rates of overall sexual function, arousal, and interest. Compared to the normative and cancer survivor cohorts, mean sexual function was significantly lower in the HIV-infected cohort in all subscales, except for masturbation. These findings suggest lower sexual function impacts individuals with HIV in ways related to negative biomedical and psychosocial factors.
KW - HIV management
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - depression
KW - sexual function
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85029481849&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/2325957417724205
DO - 10.1177/2325957417724205
M3 - Article
C2 - 28791913
AN - SCOPUS:85029481849
VL - 16
SP - 481
EP - 486
JO - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
JF - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
SN - 2325-9574
IS - 5
ER -