Depressive Symptoms and HIV-Risk Behavior in Inner-City Users of Drug Injections

The association of HIV risk-taking behavior with frequency of depressive symptoms varied by specific risk behavior and amount of harm reduction of behavior of men and women ( N = 642), 80% of whom were African-American.

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Information-motivation-behavioral skills model-based HIV risk behavior change intervention for inner-city high school youth.

Health Psychology ◽

10.1037/0278-6133.21.2.177 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 177-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 232

Author(s):

Jeffrey D. Fisher ◽

William A. Fisher ◽

Angela D. Bryan ◽

Stephen J. Misovich

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Behavior Change ◽

Inner City ◽

Risk Behavior ◽

Hiv Risk ◽

Hiv Risk Behavior ◽

Behavioral Skills ◽

Behavior Change Intervention ◽

Inner City High School ◽

School Youth

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Predictors of HIV Risk Behavior in Iranian Women Who Inject Drugs

Journal of Drug Issues ◽

10.1177/0022042617693383 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 356-369 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mojtaba Habibi ◽

Solmaz Farmanfarmaee ◽

Mohammad Darharaj ◽

Kaveh Khoshnood ◽

Joshua J. Matacotta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Harm Reduction ◽

Risk Behavior ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Hiv Risk ◽

Drug Users ◽

Methadone Maintenance ◽

Peer Group ◽

Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽

Hiv Risk Behavior ◽

Women Who Inject Drugs

This study aimed to investigate predictors of drug-related HIV risk behaviors among women who inject drugs. A total of 163 women were recruited from harm-reduction-oriented drug-treatment centers in Tehran, Iran. Each completed a set of measures that included the Risk Behavior Assessment, Beck Depression Inventory–Second Edition, Revised Self-Efficacy Scale, and Peer Group Beliefs Regarding HIV-related Risk Behaviors Scale. The results indicated that past attempts to abstain from drugs, using methadone maintenance treatment programs, and acceptance of peers’ risky norms were significant predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing predictors of frequency of injection, respectively. Furthermore, predictors of frequency of sharing injection paraphernalia included purchasing drugs jointly with other drug users and peers’ norms conforming injecting drug use behaviors. Harm reduction services that take into consideration cultural and peer norms, as well as the development and implementation of HIV prevention programs, are likely to reduce drug-related HIV risk behaviors in women who inject drugs.

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The impact of HIV-related interventions on HIV risk behavior in a community sample of African American crack cocaine users

AIDS Care ◽

10.1080/09540120600983989 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 19 (5) ◽

pp. 608-616 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

M. W. Ross ◽

S. C. Timpson ◽

M. L. Williams ◽

A. Bowen

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Risk Behavior ◽

Hiv Risk ◽

Crack Cocaine ◽

Community Sample ◽

Hiv Risk Behavior ◽

Cocaine Users ◽

The Impact

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Intoxication before last sexual encounter and HIV risk behavior among men and women in Uganda: Evidence from a nationwide survey

The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research ◽

10.7895/ijadr.v1i1.36 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 67-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nazarius M. Tumwesigye ◽

Rhoda K. Wanyenze ◽

Tom K. Greenfield

Keyword(s):

Risk Behavior ◽

Sexual Intercourse ◽

Hiv Risk ◽

Nationwide Survey ◽

Unprotected Sex ◽

Hiv Risk Behavior ◽

Sexual Encounter ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

Independent Association

Tumwesigye, N. M.. Wanyenze, R. K. & Greenfield, T. K. (2012). Intoxication before last sexual encounter and HIV risk behavior among men and women in Uganda: Evidence from a nationwide survey. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 1(1), 67-78. doi: 10.7895/ijadr.v1i1.36 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v1i1.36)Aims: To establish the prevalence of intoxication before sex and its association with risky sexual behavior.Design: The data were from the 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey which had been designed for a cross-sectional descriptive study.Setting: The study covered the whole of Uganda.Participants: The respondents were 6,253 women and 1,804 men who had ever had sex.Measurements: The key independent variable was intoxication before last sexual intercourse, while the major outcome variables were condom use and sex with non-regular partners. Weighted prevalence of intoxication was computed and multivariate logistic regression was applied to assess the independent association of intoxication with risky sexual behavior.Findings: Twelve percent of men and 16% of women reported having been intoxicated before last sexual intercourse. Of the women who reported that one of the partners was intoxicated before last sexual intercourse, 78% said it was their partner who was intoxicated. Of the men who reported intoxication, 83% said it was they themselves who were intoxicated. Intoxication of men was associated with having sex with non-regular partners (OR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.04–3.03) and having unprotected sex (OR = 1.71, 95% CI: 1.07–2.73). Women who were intoxicated were less likely to have been with non-regular partners (OR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.32–0.95). The women whose partners were intoxicated were more likely to report having had unprotected sex (OR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.12–2.15).Conclusions: HIV prevention mechanisms should address intoxication before sex. More effort is needed to find ways of helping women avoid unprotected sex with intoxicated partners.

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