Dodds C
Sigma Research, University of Portsmouth, 77a Tradescant Road, London, SW8 1XJ, UK.
Sex Transm Infect. 2008 Apr;84(2):92-3. doi: 10.1136/sti.2007.026211. Epub 2007 Oct 30.
To consider the extent to which those presenting for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after sexual risk had been encouraged to do so by their PEP-aware partners with (diagnosed) HIV.
Thirty men who had completed the 2005 UK Gay Men's Sex Survey who said they had ever tried to get PEP took part in a 30 minute telephone interview.
Fifteen men in the sample described a sexual exposure incident where they had knowledge that their partner was diagnosed with having HIV. Of these, only five knew about their partner's HIV diagnosis prior to sexual contact. The remaining 10 sought PEP because their sexual partner revealed his positive status following potential sexual exposure.
Our analysis revealed that word of mouth from friends, sexual partners and health professionals played a key role in men's knowledge about the existence of PEP. It is important for HIV and sexual health specialists to ensure that PEP information is not only targeted at those who are tested negative for HIV or are untested but also to people with diagnosed HIV.
探讨那些在发生性风险后寻求暴露后预防（PEP）的人在多大程度上是受到其已知感染艾滋病毒（已确诊）的伴侣鼓励才这样做的。
30名完成了2005年英国男同性恋性行为调查且表示曾试图接受PEP的男性参与了一次30分钟的电话访谈。
样本中的15名男性描述了一次性接触暴露事件，他们知道自己的伴侣被诊断感染艾滋病毒。其中，只有5人在性接触前就知道伴侣的艾滋病毒诊断情况。其余10人寻求PEP是因为他们的性伴侣在可能的性接触暴露后透露了自己的阳性状况。
我们的分析表明，朋友、性伴侣和健康专业人员的口碑在男性对PEP存在的认知中起到了关键作用。对于艾滋病毒和性健康专家来说，确保PEP信息不仅针对艾滋病毒检测呈阴性或未接受检测的人，而且针对已确诊感染艾滋病毒的人非常重要。
