Uganda: New study shows low condom use among HIV discordant couples

Condom resistance remains a real problem among HIV discordant couples in Uganda, new research has found.

15 Feb 2008

The study, whose results were presented at the 15th conference on retroviruses and opportunistic infections in Boston, Massachusetts, found that of 36,000 couples tested, 96 percent of those in sexually active discordant relationships (where only one partner is HIV positive) reported not using condoms during their last sexual encounter.

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