HIV Seroprevalence and Risk Behaviors Among Transgendered Women Who Exchange Sex in Comparison with Those Who Do Not

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 5-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy J. Reback ◽  
Emilia L. Lombardi ◽  
Paul A. Simon ◽  
Douglas M. Frye
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Seroprevalence ◽  
Exchange Sex

scholarly journals HIV Seroprevalence Among IV Drug Abusers and Role of Risk Behaviors

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-107
Author(s):  
R. Ponnudurai ◽  
S. Shantha ◽  
T. S. Uma ◽  
S. Rajarathinam ◽  
V. S. Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Hiv Seroprevalence

Risk behaviors for HCV- and HIV-seroprevalence among female crack users in Porto Alegre, Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisia von Diemen ◽  
Raquel De Boni ◽  
Félix Kessler ◽  
Daniela Benzano ◽  
Flavio Pechansky
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Hiv Seroprevalence ◽  
Crack Users

Risk behaviors for sexually transmitted infections in noninjecting drug users: A cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 658-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael A Guimarães ◽  
Luiz HB Monteiro ◽  
Sheila A Teles ◽  
Inaina L Fernandes ◽  
Aurélio G Rodovalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Drug Dependence ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exchange Sex ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

The objective of this study was to investigate risk behaviors for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in noninjecting drug users (NIDUs), using STI diagnosis history as an indicator. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 323 NIDUs of two facilities for alcohol and/or drug dependence treatment in the Goiás State, Central Brazil. All participants were interviewed about risk behaviors and STI history. Multivariable analysis was performed in order to identify predictors of STIs. Adjusted prevalence ratio (APR) with confidence intervals of 95% was obtained using a Poisson regression model. Prevalence of self-reported STIs in the previous 12 months was 25.4% (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 21.0–30.4%). A multivariable model verified that age (APR: 1.01; 95% CI: 1.00–1.01), sexual contact with partners diagnosed with STIs (APR: 1.27; 95% CI: 1.12–1.45) and injecting drug users (IDUs) (APR: 1.14; 95% CI: 1.14; 95% CI: 1.01–1.31), exchange sex for money and/or drugs (APR: 1.12; 95% CI: 1.02–1.21), and a history of sexual violence (APR: 1.04; 95% CI: 1.04–1.32) were predictors of STIs. Elevated rates of STI history and risk behaviors were observed in NIDUs, supporting the vulnerability of this group for these infections. Public policies and health outreach should be intensified in this population, principally regular STI testing of individuals in treatment for drug dependence and their sexual partners.

scholarly journals Crack users, sexual behavior and risk of HIV infection

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Cruz Soares de Azevedo ◽  
Neury José Botega ◽  
Liliana Andolpho Magalhães Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hiv Seroprevalence ◽  
Cocaine Users ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Sexual Behavior Risk ◽  
Crack Users

OBJECTIVE: To compare a sample of injecting cocaine users and crack users, assessing sexual behavior, risk for infection by HIV and its seroprevalence. METHOD: 109 injecting cocaine users and 132 crack users were assessed, using the World Health Organization questionnaire from the expanded "Cross-Site Study of Behaviors and HIV Seroprevalence among Injecting Drug Users" and HIV serology. Data were assessed by Multiple Correspondences Analysis. RESULTS: Crack users showed less time of drug consumption when compared to the injecting cocaine users. Despite this fact, they had higher rates of risky sexual activity, differences in poli-consumption of drugs, and higher rates of involvement in illegal issues. HIV seroprevalence among crack users, although lower than for injecting cocaine users (7% vs. 33%) is high when compared to the general population at the same age. CONCLUSIONS: Sexual behavior of crack users in the studied sample may be considered a risk factor for HIV infection. Crack users have access to information on HIV/ AIDS, but do not make use of it to change risk behaviors that may expose them to HIV infection and dissemination. HIV seroprevalence among crack users (7%) is concerning, which makes it necessary to create preventive strategies for HIV infection and dissemination that are specifically directed toward this population.

HIV seroprevalence and risk behaviors in psychiatric inpatients

1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Volavka ◽  
Antonio Convit ◽  
Pal Czobor ◽  
Richard Douyon ◽  
Jane O'Donnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Hiv Seroprevalence

scholarly journals HIV seroprevalence and risk behaviors among lesbians and bisexual women in San Francisco and Berkeley, California.

1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (11) ◽  
pp. 1549-1552 ◽  
Author(s):  
G F Lemp ◽  
M Jones ◽  
T A Kellogg ◽  
G N Nieri ◽  
L Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Bisexual Women ◽  
Hiv Seroprevalence ◽  
And Bisexual

HIV seroprevalence among IV drug abusers and role of risk behaviors

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
R Ponnudurai ◽  
S Shantha ◽  
TS Uma ◽  
S Rajarathinam ◽  
VS Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Hiv Seroprevalence

Sex Exchange and HIV-related Risk Behaviors among Female Heroin Users in China

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quanyi Wang ◽  
Ge Lin
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Injection Drug Use ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Heroin Users ◽  
Exchange Sex ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Sex Exchange

This study examines differences in demographic characteristics and HIV-related risk behaviors between Chinese female heroin users who exchanged sex for drugs or money and those who were never involved in sex exchange. A sample of 171 female heroin users was recruited from a detoxification center in China. Female heroin users who exchanged sex for drugs or money were more likely to be unemployed and were at higher risk in both sexual behaviors and injection drug use. Number of sexual partners in the previous year, unemployment, and injection drug use were independently associated with exchange of sex for drugs or money; adjusted odds ratios were 1.2, 3.8, and 2.6, respectively. Findings show that HIV-related risk behaviors are common among female heroin users in China and that HIV harm reduction should be focused on female heroin users who exchange sex for drugs or money.

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