Historique
Périodique
Sex exchange and HIV-related risk behaviors among female heroin users in China
(Commerce sexuel et conduites à risque pour le HIV parmi des femmes consommatrices d'héroïne en Chine)
Année
2003
Page(s) :
119-132
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0022-0426
Refs biblio. :
33
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
SEXUALITE
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
HEROINE
;
ABUS
Thésaurus géographique
CHINE
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 2003, 33, 119-132
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
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. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Epidemiol. Biostatistics, Peking Union Medical Coll. Chinese Academy Med. Sc.
Chine. China.
Chine. China.