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RISK FACTORS IMPACTING ON THE SPREAD OF HIV AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
After HIV diagnosis, there were changes in the interviewees’ sexual behaviour 5 . The proportion of
women engaging in penetrative sex dropped to 87.4%.
Women’s sexual contact before and after HIV diagnosis, St Petersburg,
%, р # 0,001.
100,0
75,0
50,0
25,0
0,0
Had sexual contacts Did not have sexual contacts
Fig. 2
Among women continuing an active sex life, the proportion of those with only one partner increased
(59.1%), while the proportion of those with 2 or more partners decreased (18.2%). However, 3.8%
of women reported having sex with 5 or more partners.
Fig. 3
Types of sexual partners before and after HIV diagnosis, St Petersburg, %
100,0
80,0
60,0
40,0
20,0
0,0
100,0
87,4
Before diagnosis After diagnosis
92,1
84,1
21,9
Regular Commercial Non-regular
partners partners partners
Before diagnosis After diagnosis
5 It should be borne in mind that the period since HIV diagnosis was discovered was quite short (88.1% - under 1.5 years, 42.4% – under 10
months), and that for most of the women this was also a period of pregnancy (87.4%), delivery and infant care.
0,0
17,4
12,6
83,4
40,9
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