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Rurality and criminal history as predictors of HIV risk among drug-involved offenders (2007)
(Ruralité et antécédent criminel comme facteur de risque VIH chez les délinquants impliqués dans la drogue)
Auteur(s) :
WEBSTER, J. M. ;
MATEYOKE-SCRIVNER A. ;
STATON, M. ;
LEUKEFELD, C.
Année :
2007
Page(s) :
153-160
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
23
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2007, 42, (1), 153-160
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The current study examined rurality and criminality as predictors of the lifetime HIV risk behaviors of 661 male, drug-abusing state prisoners. HIV risk behaviors included the number of lifetime sex partners, the number of lifetime drug injections, the number of times had sex with an injection drug user, and the frequency with which a condom was used. Regression analyses showed that criminality was related to the number of lifetime injections, whereas rurality was related to fewer lifetime sex partners and less frequent condom use. A rurality by criminality interaction for sex with an injection drug user was found. Specifically, those from rural areas who had more extensive criminal histories reported relatively high numbers of sex partners who were IDUs. Results are discussed in the context of rural and criminal justice interventions for HIV risk behavior. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40506-0350, USA. webster@uky.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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