Study details sex partners' HIV disclosure
by Randy Dotinga
Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network
Gay men are much less likely than their heterosexual counterparts to tell sex partners that they're infected with the AIDS virus, according to research released this week.
More than 40 percent of HIV-positive gay men surveyed said they'd had sex within the last six months without disclosing their status. And 16 percent acknowledged having unprotected anal sex without disclosure, although few said they knew their partners were HIV-negative.
By contrast, just 19 percent of heterosexual men and 17 percent of heterosexual women surveyed -- all HIV-positive -- said they'd recently had sex without disclosing their HIV status.