Details:

Alternative Title:
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2013.07.008
Personal Author:
Gullette, Donna ; Booth, Brenda M. ; Wright, Patricia B. ; Montgomery, Brooke E. E. ; Stewart, Katharine E.
Gullette, Donna ; Booth, Brenda M. ; Wright, Patricia B. ; Montgomery, Brooke E. E. ; Stewart, Katharine E. Less -
Description:
The purpose of this study was to explore correlates of sexual sensation seeking (SSS) in a sample of rural African American cocaine users. Respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit 251 participants from two impoverished rural counties in eastern Arkansas. Consistent with previous investigations, SSS scores were associated with being younger, being male, having more sexual partners, and having more unprotected sexual encounters in the previous 30 days. Multiple regression revealed that SSS was correlated with a number of oral sex acts, transactional sex (exchanging sex for food, shelter, drugs, money, or other commodities), and Addiction Severity Index drug composite. SSS continues to demonstrate a strong association with sexual risk behaviors in diverse populations, including vulnerable groups like this community. Interventions to reduce unsafe sexual behaviors among high-risk groups, including drug users and individuals who engage in transactional sex, should incorporate approaches that include high sensation seekers' needs for novelty and variety.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
African American
African Americans
Article
Cocaine-Related Disorders
Cocaine Users
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exploratory Behavior
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Interviews As Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Prostitution
Regression Analysis
Risk-Taking
Risk Factors
Rural
Rural Population
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexual Sensation Seeking
Surveys And Questionnaires
Transactional Sex
Unsafe Sex

Source:
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2013; 25(4):289-296.
Pubmed ID:
24070647
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4193803
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
1U48DP001943/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; 1UL1TR000039/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States ; P20 MD002329/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; P20MD002329/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; R01 DA024575/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ; ... More +
1U48DP001943/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; 1UL1TR000039/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States ; P20 MD002329/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; P20MD002329/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; R01 DA024575/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ; R01DA024575/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ; UL1 TR000039/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:748055a733edef0dfff43f6ab31c82faead8e99c149648fc1d1897aa72a89796
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