AIDS Knowledge and Risk Behaviors Among Alcoholic Adults

Dsw, Meredith Hanson; Gross, William F.; Pressley, Vanessa; Quintana, J. Gonzàlez

doi:10.1300/j020v12n03_02

Cited by 18 publications

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“…The study interviewer determined the eligibility of the potential study participant, briefed the woman about the study intent and details, and then asked the woman to participate. Prior experience within similar settings revealed that disproportionate numbers of potential participants refused to participate in research studies that required written consent (Harrison et al, 1991). Therefore, verbal, rather than signed, consent to participate was used so that there would be no record of participants' names.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, Latina women, including Puerto Rican women, report low or inconsistent rates of condom use (Grella, Annon, & Anglin, 1995;Dixon, Antoni, Peters, & Saul, 2001;Harrison et al, 1991Harrison et al, , 1996Marin, Tschann et al, 1993;Moore, Harrison, Kay, Deren, & Doll, 1995). In two separate studies, approximately 63%-64% of Puerto Rican women reported never using condoms during vaginal sex with sexual partners (Dixon et al, 2001;Moore et al, 1995).…”

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Hiv Sexual Risk Behavior Among Puerto Rican Women

Dixon

Saul

2003

Health Care for Women International

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We examined the association of primary or nonprimary sexual partner relationship status on sexual risk behaviors, including condom use, among Latina women who are at self-disclosed increased heterosexual risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Data were collected via structured interviews of 187 Puerto Rican women, aged 18-35, who attended a health clinic in the Bronx, New York. Approximately 13% of participants reported sexual activities with both primary and nonprimary sexual partners during the 6 months prior to the interview. Primary or nonprimary sexual partner status was associated with significant differences in frequency of condom use during anal sex and oral-penile sex, with more frequent condom use reported during these sexual activities with non-primary sexual partners. Thus, potential contextual differences associated with primary or nonprimary relationship status may represent important factors to consider when designing interventions to facilitate HIV-protective behaviors among populations of urban women identified at increased heterosexual risk for HIV infection.In this study we provided detailed descriptive information regarding heterosexual risk behaviors that have been associated with HIV infection among Puerto Rican women who lived in the northeastern United States. We determined if sexual activities with either primary or nonprimary sexual partners differed with regard to risk for HIV infection, and we discussed the implications of these findings.

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Section: Condom Usementioning

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Hiv Sexual Risk Behavior Among Puerto Rican Women

Dixon

Saul

2003

Health Care for Women International

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“…Among women receiving methadone maintenance treatment in the early 1990s, African American women reported less frequent condom use during sex and were less likely to report changing their sexual practices to reduce HIV risk than White or Hispanic women (Schilling et al, 1991). Other studies from the same period examining women considered to be at high-risk for HIV infection found that White women were significantly more likely than African American or Hispanic women to use intravenous drugs, to have primary sex partners with a history of injection drug use, and to use dirty needles when injecting drugs (Harrison et al, 1991; Quadagno et al, 1991). African American women were more likely than White or Hispanic women to be diagnosed with syphilis and to have primary sex partners who were HIV positive (Quadagno et al, 1991), and Hispanic women were less likely than White and African American women to use condoms (Harrison et al, 1991; Quadagno et al, 1991).…”

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Ethnic differences in HIV risk behaviors among methadone-maintained women receiving contingency management for cocaine use disorders

Barry

Weinstock

Petry

2008

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Objective-To identify ethnic differences in HIV risk behaviors among cocaine using women receiving methadone maintenance for opioid dependence, and to evaluate the efficacy of contingency management (CM) for cocaine use disorders in reducing HIV risk behaviors.Methods-African American (N=47), Hispanic (N=47), and White women (N = 29) were randomized to standard methadone treatment or standard methadone treatment plus a CM intervention. They completed the HIV Risk Behavior Scale (HRBS) indicating frequency of drug use and sexual behaviors across the lifetime, in the month before baseline, and in the 3 months following clinical trial participation. Ethnic group differences and the effect of CM on change in HIV risk behaviors between baseline and follow-up were evaluated.Results-White women reported significantly higher lifetime rates of risky drug use and sexual behaviors on the HRBS than African American women; neither group differed significantly from Hispanic women. No ethnic group differences in HIV risk behaviors were identified in the month prior to baseline. At follow-up, African American women reported fewer high-risk drug use behaviors than White or Hispanic women, and Hispanic women reported more high-risk sexual behaviors than White or African American women. CM was associated with reduction in high-risk drug use behaviors regardless of ethnicity, but did not affect high-risk sexual behaviors.Conclusions-White women receiving methadone maintenance engage in more lifetime HIV risk behaviors than African American women. CM for cocaine use reduces risky drug use behaviors, but certain ethnic groups may benefit from additional targeted HIV prevention efforts.

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“…Differences in condom use by age may be explained by the fact that women under 20 years of age are more likely to use condoms for birth control, and they are less likely to be coupled than older women. Women who are coupled are less likely to use condoms than those not coupled.Consistent with past research, women were at high risk for HIV infection because of having sex with an intravenous drug user (Corby, Wolitski, Thornton-Johnson, & Tanner, 1991;Harrison et al, 1991). Nursing interventions should offer specific information on safer sex practices and on cleaning injectable drug paraphernalia.…”

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“…Consistent with past research, condoms were not used consistently (Centers for Disease Control, 1990d;Harrison et al, 1991;Valdiserri, Arena, Proctor, & Bonati, 1989). Nursing interventions to promote condom use can emphasize the perceived efficacy of condoms for HIV prevention (Hardy, 1989;McGill et al, 1989) and can address positive attitudes toward condoms in mixed-sex groups (Kegeles, Adler, & Irwin, 1988).…”

Section: Author Manuscriptmentioning

confidence: 74%