Theuring, StefanieKenyonyozi, RubagumyaRubaihayo, JohnWanyenze, Rhoda2025-05-082025-05-082021-10-13Theuring, S., Rubagumya, K., Schumann, H., Harms, G., Rubaihayo, J., & Wanyenze, R. (2021). Sexual risk behavior in HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Western Uganda. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 3277-3286.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02062-0https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/11540Our aim was to identify sexual risk behavior among HIV-negative pregnant women in Kabarole District, Uganda, by conducting a cross-sectional study among 1610 women within three healthcare settings. One in six women engaged in HIV-specific risk behaviors including multiple sexual partners or alcohol abuse; 80% of the pregnant women reported to generally abstain from using condoms. In multivariate analysis, predictors of sexual risk behavior included being a client of the public health facilities as compared to the private facility (AOR 3.6 and 4.8, p < 0.001), being single, widowed or divorced or not cohabiting with the partner (AOR 4.7 and 2.3, p < 0.001), as well as higher household wealth (AOR 1.8, p < 0.001) and lack of partner status knowledge (AOR 1.6, p = 0.008). Self-estimated risk perception was linked with engagement in HIV-related risk behaviors except for alcohol abuse. Our findings indicate that reducing risky behaviors in pregnancy in order to prevent HIV should be a high-priority public health concern.enArticle