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Lack of correlation between promiscuity and seropositivity to HTLV-III from a low-incidence area for AIDS.

The authors report the results of a survey of 320 homosexual men in northeastern Ohio designed to evaluate sexual practices and risk factors for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Testing of serum samples for antibody to human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) yielded a seropositivity rate for the study group of 23.6%. Seropositive and seronegative men did not differ in terms of number of sexual partners frequency of travel and drug abuse. However seropositive subjects were more likely to have engaged in passive anal intercourse. In addition 6 of the 1st 10 men with AIDS treated at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation reported 5 or fewer sexual contacts in the preceding 2 years. These findings stand in contrast to earlier research that has demonstrated a significant correlation between sexual promiscuity and seropostivity to HTLV-III. It is possible that this discrepancy results from the fact that the area where the study was undertaken is a low-incidence area for AIDS. In an area where AIDS is not widespread the risk of infection and subsequent disease may be more a function of the nature of ones sexual contacts than the number. An important factor may be whether a person has sexual contact with members of the segment of the homosexual community that has a high incidence of sexually transmitted disease.