Assessment of HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among the general female population in Hong Kong.

Archives of Sexual Behavior,  December, 2002  by Joseph T.F. Lau

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INTRODUCTION

The prevalence of HIV in Hong Kong and in many other parts of the world have been male dominant; however, the incidence of infection in females has been on the rise (e.g., CDC, 2000; Department of Health, 2001; Matsuyama et al., 1999). The male-to-female ratio in the number of infections was 33:1 in 1990, 7.8:1 in 1992, and 3.2:1 in 2000 (Department of Health, 2001). The gap in the prevalence of HIV between the two sexes is expected to narrow further. Many HIV-positive women were infected via their husbands (Khanani, Hafeez, Rab, & Rasheed, 1988). Over a 7-year period, ...