       Document 0232
 DOCN  M9630232
 TI    Sexual behaviour in developing countries: implications for HIV control.
 DT    9603
 AU    Carael M; Cleland J; Deheneffe JC; Ferry B; Ingham R; Global Programme
       on AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva,; Switzerland.
 SO    AIDS. 1995 Oct;9(10):1171-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96098134
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To provide basic information on pre- and extramarital sex in
       the general population and other factors related to HIV transmission.
       DESIGN: Cross-sectional household survey in 18 countries of the
       developing world, mainly in Africa and Asia. RESPONDENTS: Representative
       samples of 1300-6995 individuals aged 15-49 years, interviewed in
       1989-1993. METHODS: Face-to-face interviewing. RESULTS: We observed a
       huge variability between study sites, with the proportion of men
       reporting sexual contact outside regular partnerships in the last year
       ranging from 4 to 47%. Contacts with sex workers range from 1 to 25%.
       Women were much less likely to report non-marital sex than men.
       CONCLUSIONS: This first cross-cultural attempt to examine aspects of
       sexual lifestyles suggests that broad generalizations about
       multiple-partner sexual networking in particular regions are misleading.
       Gender, marital status, age and a few other demographic correlates were
       disclosed as powerful determinants of sexual behaviour, although the
       strength of associations varied greatly between specific locations.
       Condom use was very low in most study sites.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Condoms/UTILIZATION  Cross-Sectional Studies
       *Developing Countries  Extramarital Relations  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Male  Middle Age
       Multivariate Analysis  Prostitution  Risk Factors  *Sex Behavior  Sexual
       Partners  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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