Faculty Articles
Title
High risk sexual behaviours among heroin sniffers who have no history of injection drug use: implications for HIV risk reduction
ISBN or ISSN
0954-0121
Publication Title
AIDS Care
Volume
14
Issue
3
Publication Date / Copyright Date
6-1-2002
First Page
391
Last Page
398
DOI Number
10.1080/09540120220123793
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to assess sexual behaviours which place heroin sniffers (HSs) at high risk for HIV infection. A stratified network-based sample was used to recruit HSs who had no history of injection drug use was recruited from the streets of South Florida, USA. HSs displayed a high HIV seroprevalence rate of 12.1%; women (18.1%) were more likely than men (8.7%) to test positive for HIV. Both men and women HSs engaged in considerable high risk sex behaviour, including high risk sex-exchange behaviour. The use of crack cocaine was associated with increased sex exchange behaviour among women. The need for intervention programs targeted toward HSs is discussed.
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
NSUWorks Citation
Sánchez, Jesús; Comerford, Mary; Chitwood, Dale D.; Fernandez, Maria I.; and McCoy, Clyde B., "High risk sexual behaviours among heroin sniffers who have no history of injection drug use: implications for HIV risk reduction" (2002). Faculty Articles. 928.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/928
