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We examine the experience of sexual satisfaction among PLHIV in an era of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and undetectable=untransmissible (U=U)\/treatment as prevention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data are derived from HIV Futures 9, a cross-sectional survey of PLHIV in Australia conducted between December 2018 and May 2019. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with sexual satisfaction, including awareness of\/engagement with U=U and PrEP as well as experiences that denote HIV-related stigma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Over half (56.5%) of the total sample (n\u00a0=\u00a0715) reported they were not satisfied with their sex lives. Those who avoided sex because of their HIV status (44.4%) were more likely to report sexual dissatisfaction, as were those who were aged 50 years or over and those with worse self-reported health. Participants who expressed a concern about their drug use were more likely to report sexual dissatisfaction when compared with those who expressed no such concern.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Concerns about HIV continue to be present in the lives of PLHIV and can interrupt or undermine intimate and sexual relationships. Although biomedical prevention technologies such as PrEP and antiretroviral therapy may alleviate anxiety relating to onward transmission of HIV, these findings indicate that concerns about HIV status, which may be related to experiences of stigma, are still adversely associated with enjoyment of sex for those living with HIV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1071\/sh24103","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,16]],"date-time":"2024-12-16T17:16:16Z","timestamp":1734369376000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Sexual satisfaction among people living with HIV in the era of biomedical prevention: enduring impacts of HIV-related stigma?"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4773-4285","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Thomas","family":"Norman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"AAustralian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adam","family":"Bourne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AAustralian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia."},{"name":"BKirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jack","family":"Thepsourinthone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AAustralian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dean","family":"Murphy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AAustralian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"John","family":"Rule","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CNational Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA), Sydney, NSW, Australia."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G. 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