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Egocentric HIV risk networks among puerto rican crack users in new York and in Puerto Rico : Impact on sex risk behaviors over time
(Réseaux à risques VIH égocentriques chez les usagers de crack porto ricains de New-York et Porto Rico : impact sur les comportements sexuels à risque durables)
Auteur(s) :
KANG, S. Y. ;
DEREN, S. ;
ANDIA, J. ;
COLON, H. M. ;
ROBLES, R.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
53-67
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
32
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CRACK
;
VIH
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
SEXUALITE
;
COHORTE
;
POPULATION A RISQUE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Aids Education and Prevention, 2005, 17, (1), 53-67
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This study examined risk network characteristics of Puerto Rican crack users and the relationship between the network and HIVrelated sex risk behavior over time. The participants (N = 383 in New York; N = 165 in Puerto Rico), recruited through street outreach, were interviewed at both baseline and 6-month followup. The majority of crack users (88%, New York; 92%, Puerto Rico) in the sample named one or more personal risk network members. As compared with New York participants, crack users in Puerto Rico reported larger risk networks and were more likely to engage in sex risk behaviors with strangers or acquaintances. In multivariate analyses, a significant variable in predicting sex risk behaviors at followup in both sites was the baseline measure of the dependent variable. Significant network variables were : having any known crack use member less than 6 months and having acquaintance/stranger in network in New York; communicating with network members about using condoms in Puerto Rico. More attention to sex risk behaviors are needed in HIV/AIDS prevention and education programs. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Nal. Dev. Res. Inst., Inc., 71 West 23rd St., 8th floor, New York, NY 10010 ; Kang@ndri.org
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.