Sexual Agreements: A Scoping Review of Measurement, Prevalence and Links to Health Outcomes.
AIDS Behav
; 23(1): 259-271, 2019 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29959719
ABSTRACT
A sexual agreement is a mutual understanding between two partners regarding sexual and relational behaviors both within and outside of their relationship. Sexual agreements have been central to research and programming efforts around HIV prevention, primarily for male couples. A comprehensive scoping review of the primary literature on sexual agreements, including negotiated safety, was performed to identify what is known about sexual agreements among couples (n = 66). Results indicate a wide range of prevalence of agreements and measurements used to characterize sexual agreements. Findings also report associations between sexual agreements and health and relational outcomes. Several knowledge gaps were identified; specifically, the need to expand sexual agreements research beyond MSM populations and the need to better understand agreement breaks, break disclosure, and how variation in agreement categorization may impact reported prevalence. This review demonstrates the importance of broadening the evidence-base of sexual agreements research and programmatic focus.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sexual Behavior
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Sexual Partners
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HIV Infections
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Negotiating
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
AIDS Behav
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States