Sexual risk behavior of incarcerated, drug-using women, 1992.

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Schilling, R ; el-Bassel, N ; Ivanoff, A ; Gilbert, L ; Su, K H ; Safyer, S M
• Description:
  In this study, sexual risk behavior of 104 incarcerated female drug users is examined. Findings demonstrate that incarcerated women who use drugs are at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection because of their behavior prior to arrest. During the month prior to arrest, the majority of respondents were sexually active. Half reported past sexual contacts with injecting drug users, and more than one-third had traded sex for money or drugs. Consistent with other studies, condom use was more frequent with casual or commercial partners. Those who traded sex for money were less likely to be white Anglo or regular heroin users, and more likely to be regular crack users and alcoholic, have fathers who were drug or alcohol users, and perceive themselves as at-risk for contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
• Subjects:
  Attitude Condoms Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Logistic Models Prisoners Research Article Risk-Taking Sexual Behavior Sex Work Substance-Related Disorders

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 109(4):539-547
• Pubmed ID:
  8041854
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  DA5-29191/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  109
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e7aead834e69424bc57bc2beeed13da40429938e4f418f86dfccd75cf1e40482
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/64083/cdc_64083_DS1.pdf
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