HIV transmission risk through anal intercourse: systematic review, meta-analysis and implications for HIV prevention
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...HIV infection risks are higher during anal intercourse compared with vaginal intercourse [43,44] and contributions of heterosexual anal intercourse to new HIV infections could be substantial [45,46]....
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...HIV is very effectively transmitted by condomless anal intercourse with serodiscordant and viremic partners[4], with a meta-analysis on finding that women may have an 18-fold higher HIV acquisition risk during receptive condomless AI compared to condomless vaginal intercourse[5]....
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...Despite a well-recognized heightened risk of transmission during condomless AI[5], we found no association between AI practice and HIV infection and an inverse association with syphilis infection in this cross-sectional sample....
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...Prospective studies are more appropriate to determine causality and there is indeed strong evidence that AI enhances HIV risk in women[5]....
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