Sexual risk and perception of risk for HIV infection among multiethnic family-planning clients.

Little is known about the relationship among having risks for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, perceiving oneself at risk, and initiating risk reduction for young sexually active women. We surveyed a multiethnic sample of 267 young-adult female family planning clients attending Planned Parenthood clinics to determine these relationships. Perceiving oneself at risk was significantly associated with having sex outside of a primary relationship in the past year, with having five or more sexual partners in the last five years, and with having a primary partner who has other partners.

Self-reported sexually transmitted diseases among family planning clients: ethnic differences in sexual risk behavior and HIV risk reduction.

The relationship between sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been established. Little is known, however, about the relationship between being infected with an STD and initiating HIV risk-reduction behavior. We interviewed 267 young women who were family planning clients of the San Francisco Bay-Area Planned Parenthood clinics, of whom 40% were white, 37% African American, and 23% women of other ethnic origins.

HIV serology in artificially inseminated lesbians.

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the risks of HIV transmission from artificial insemination in a sample of lesbians residing in California and inseminated between 1979 and 1987. This population was selected because lesbians are considered to be at low risk for HIV infection, and have traditionally used semen from men engaging in high-risk behaviors, namely, homosexual men. Each of the 98 participants had blood drawn for the HIV antibody test (ELISA) and completed a questionnaire inquiring about her sexual, health, and reproductive history, including detailed information about her inseminations (e.