2005/03/01 by Marguerita Lightfoot, Dallas Swendeman, Mary Jane Rotheram‐Borus +2 · 2 citations
Medicine · Health Professions · #HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions #Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health #HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
paper · doi:10.5993/ajhb.29.2.7
openalex publication_date 2005/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
OBJECTIVE: To examine the transmission behavior among youth living with HIV (YLH), pre- and post-HAART. METHODS: Two cohorts were recruited: (1) 349 YLH during 1994 to 1996 and (2) 175 YLH during 1999 to 2000, after the wide availability of HAART. Differences in sexual and substance-use risk acts and quality of life were examined. RESULTS: Post-HAART YLH were more likely to engage in unprotected sex and substance use, to be more emotionally distressed, and to have lower quality of life than were pre-HAART YLH. CONCLUSIONS: Targeted interventions for YLH that address reductions in transmission acts and aim to improve quality of life are still needed.