TY - JOUR
T1 - High risk sexual behaviours among heroin sniffers who have no history of injection drug use: implications for HIV risk reduction
AU - Sánchez, Jesús
AU - Comerford, Mary
AU - Chitwood, Dale D
AU - Fernandez, Maria I
AU - McCoy, Clyde B
PY - 2002/6/1
Y1 - 2002/6/1
N2 - The purpose of this paper is to assess sexual behaviours which place heroin sniffers (HSs) at high risk for HIV infection. A stratified network-based sample was used to recruit HSs who had no history of injection drug use was recruited from the streets of South Florida, USA. HSs displayed a high HIV seroprevalence rate of 12.1%; women (18.1%) were more likely than men (8.7%) to test positive for HIV. Both men and women HSs engaged in considerable high risk sex behaviour, including high risk sex-exchange behaviour. The use of crack cocaine was associated with increased sex exchange behaviour among women. The need for intervention programs targeted toward HSs is discussed.
AB - The purpose of this paper is to assess sexual behaviours which place heroin sniffers (HSs) at high risk for HIV infection. A stratified network-based sample was used to recruit HSs who had no history of injection drug use was recruited from the streets of South Florida, USA. HSs displayed a high HIV seroprevalence rate of 12.1%; women (18.1%) were more likely than men (8.7%) to test positive for HIV. Both men and women HSs engaged in considerable high risk sex behaviour, including high risk sex-exchange behaviour. The use of crack cocaine was associated with increased sex exchange behaviour among women. The need for intervention programs targeted toward HSs is discussed.
UR - https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/928
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0036269641
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U2 - 10.1080/09540120220123793
DO - 10.1080/09540120220123793
M3 - Article
C2 - 12042084
SN - 0954-0121
VL - 14
SP - 391
EP - 398
JO - AIDS Care
JF - AIDS Care
IS - 3
ER -