Historique
Article de Périodique
Contraceptive practices of non HIV-seropositive injecting drug users (2003)
(Mode de contraception chez les usagers de drogue par voie intraveineuse, non séropositifs au VIH)
Auteur(s) :
VIDAL-TRECAN, G. ;
WARSZAWSKI, J. ;
COSTE, J. ;
BAJOS, N. ;
DELAMARE N. ;
GRENIER-SENNELIER, C. ;
BOISSONNAS, A.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
863-869
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
25
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus géographique
FRANCE
Thésaurus mots-clés
CONTRACEPTION
;
VIH
;
INJECTION
;
ENQUETE
;
COMPARAISON
;
POPULATION GENERALE
;
SEXUALITE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
Résumé :
Aims: To study the sociodemographic characteristics and sexual behaviours in contraception choices of injecting drug users (IDUs) and to compare the contraceptive practices of non-HIV-positive IDUs to those of the general population. Design: Two surveys were used: a sample of IDUs attending 10 drug abuse treatment centres in the Paris region (IDU) and the Parisian subsample of the National French Survey of Sexual Behaviour (ACSF). Measurements: Percentages of contraception practices were estimated separately for 81 IDU and 130 ACSF women, and for 175 IDU and 168 ACSF men, aged 25-34, not reporting prostitution or HIV seropositivity. Findings: Most IDU (77%) and ACSF (84%) women, and IDU (73%) and ACSF (75%) men currently used a contraceptive method. Male condoms were more widely used by IDUs than by the general population (64 vs. 10% in women, 75 vs. 14% in men), for all subgroups of educational level, marital status, recent multipartnership status and sexual activity. Conclusions: Contraceptives are used as often by IDUs as by the general population aged 25-34. However, the methods employed differ, with higher condom use by IDUs, which suggest that IDUs take into account the risk of HIV contamination in their contraceptive practices.
Affiliation :
Dpt de Santé publique, CHU Cochin Port Royal, AP-HP, Univ. René Descartes-Paris V, Paris, France