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Substance use and high-risk sex among people with HIV: a comparison across exposure groups
(Usage de drogue et sexualité à haut risque chez des séropositifs au VIH : une comparaison entre les groupes exposés)
Auteur(s) :
BECKETT, M. ;
BURNAM, A. ;
COLLINS, R. L. ;
KANOUSE D. E. ;
BECKMAN, R.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
209-219
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
62
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
VIH
;
HETEROSEXUEL
;
CONTAMINATION
;
POPULATION A RISQUE
;
SEXUALITE
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
HSH
;
COMPARAISON
Note générale :
Aids and Behavior, 2003, 7, (2), 209-219
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Substance use is associated with increased risk for HIV transmission by HIV-positive people to uninfected partners through sexual contact. The largest risk groups for infection, men who have sex with men (MSM) and injecting drug users (IDUs), have high rates of substance use, but little is known about their substance use post-HIV diagnosis. We compared the prevalence of substance use between these two groups and a third group, heterosexual men and women, and tested for differential association between substance use and sexual behaviors across exposure groups in a national sample of patients in treatment for HIV Substance use was most prevalent among MSM. Substance use and current dependence were associated with being sexually active among MSM but not IDUs; marijuana, alcohol, and hard drug use were most strongly associated with being sexually active among MSM. Whereas substance use predicted high-risk sex, there were few differences among exposure groups in these associations. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
RAND, Main St., Santa Monica, California 90401. E-mail: beckettrand.org
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.