Women and HIV

Driscoll, Mary; Cohen, Mardge; Kelly, Patricia J.; Taylor, Deane; Williamson, Mildred C.; Nicks, GiGi

doi:10.4135/9781483327099.n17

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“…The acted upon are women. The actors are poverty, racism, gender inequality, and violence, plus homelessness, chemical dependency, or simply the inability to refuse unprotected sex from fear of personal or economic instability or both (40).…”

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Promoting sexual health in the age of HIV/AIDS

Kurth¹

1998

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

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Section: Sexually Transmitted Disease/hiv Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting sexual health in the age of HIV/AIDS

Kurth¹

1998

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

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Female Drug Offenders: HIV-Related Risk Behavior, Self-Perceptions and Public Health Implications

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Criminal Justice Policy Review

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One-third of women entering U.S. prisons between 1986 and 1991 were drug offenders (Bureau of Justice Statistics 1993). In turn, between 1991 and 1995, the number of HIV-positive prisoners grew at about the same rate (38%) as the overall prison population (36%) (BJS 1997). This paper describes 188 drug-offending females upon admission to a state prison, with an emphasis on their self-reported HIV-related behavioral histories. We analyze the self-reported health histories, drug and sexual high-risk behaviors, and self-perceptions of risk of these women. We also examine their attitudes toward drugs and alcohol as a personal problem and toward treatment, as compared to property and violent offenders. We find that drug-offending females have histories of multiple HIV/AIDS-related risk behaviors, yet perceive their HIV infection risk as low. Unlike women incarcerated for property or violent offenses, a significant propor tion of drug offenders with personal drug and alcohol problems is interested in participating in substance abuse treatment. These findings support our contention that correctional administrators have a narrow, yet critical, window of opportunity to provide drug and alcohol treatment, AIDS education, and self-efficacy training to these women during their few years of incarceration.

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Women and HIV

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Promoting sexual health in the age of HIV/AIDS

Promoting sexual health in the age of HIV/AIDS

Female Drug Offenders: HIV-Related Risk Behavior, Self-Perceptions and Public Health Implications

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