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Article Dans Une Revue AIDS. Official journal of the international AIDS Society Année : 2019

No effect of test and treat on sexual behaviours at population level in rural South Africa

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Context - Within the community-randomized ANRS 12249 Treatment-as-Prevention trial conducted in rural South Africa, we analysed sexual behaviours stratified by sex over time, comparing immediate antiretroviral therapy irrespective of CD4+ cell count vs. CD4+-guided antiretroviral therapy (start at CD4+ cell count > 350 cells/μl then >500 cells/μl) arms. Methods - As part of the 6-monthly home-based trial rounds, a sexual behaviour individual questionnaire was administered to all residents at least 16 years. We considered seven indicators: sexual intercourse in the past month; at least one regular sexual partner in the past 6 months; at least one casual sexual partner in the past 6 months and more than one sexual partner in the past 6 months; condom use at last sex (CLS) with regular partner, CLS with casual partner, and point prevalence estimate of concurrency. We conducted repeated cross-sectional analyses, stratified by sex. Generalized Estimating Equations models were used, including trial arm, trial time, calendar time and interaction between trial arm and trial time. Results - CLS with regular partner varied between 29-51% and 23-46% for men and women, respectively, with significantly lower odds among women in the control vs. intervention arm by trial end (P < 0.001). CLS with casual partner among men showed a significant interaction between arm and trial round, with no consistent pattern. Women declared more than one partner in the past 6 months in less than 1% of individual questionnaires; among men, rates varied between 5-12%, and odds significantly and continuously declined between calendar rounds 1 and 7 [odds ratio = 4.2 (3.24-5.45)]. Conclusion - Universal Test and Treat was not associated with increased sexual risk behaviours.
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hal-03162644 , version 1 (11-12-2023)

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Matthieu Rolland, Nuala Mcgrath, Thierry Tiendrebeogo, Joseph Larmarange, Deenan Pillay, et al.. No effect of test and treat on sexual behaviours at population level in rural South Africa. AIDS. Official journal of the international AIDS Society, 2019, 33 (4), pp.709-722. ⟨10.1097/QAD.0000000000002104⟩. ⟨hal-03162644⟩
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