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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Min Qi Wang1, Sacia Dear2, Joseph E Schumacher2, and Foster Cook3. (1) Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland, CHHP, College Park, MD 20742, 301 405-6652, qw11@umail.umd.edu, (2) University of Alabama at Birmingham, 401 Beacon Parkwy W, Birmingham, AL 35209, (3) University of Alabama, 401 Beacon Parkway W, Birmingham, AK 35209
This street outreach project investigated drug and multiple drug use and their relationships with HIV-risk-related sexual behavior. Data (N=1,302, male=565, female=737) were collected in 2001 in areas, identified by the Drug Use Forecasting data as high drug traffic areas in Birmingham, AL. The survey assessed drug and multiple drug use behavior, including alcohol, marijuana and crack/cocaine, and HIV risk-related behaviors. A series of Mantel-Haenszel chi-square statistics were conducted. Highlights of results are: 1) Male and female crack/cocaine and marijuana users were more likely to have multiple sex partners or have no sex partners than alcohol users or not current drug users, who were more likely to be in a sole sex partner relationship (p<.01); 2) Male and female crack/cocaine and marijuana users were less likely than alcohol users or not current drug users to use a condom every time they had sex with their main sex partners (p<.01); 3) Female crack/ cocaine and marijuana users were less likely than alcohol users or not current drug users to use a condom when they had sex with their other sex partners (p<.01); 4) Male and female crack/cocaine and marijuana users were more likely than alcohol users or not current drug users to use drugs during sex than alcohol users or not current drug users (p<.05); and 5) While females, overall, reported less HIV risk-related behaviors than males, female crack/cocaine users reported more HIV risk-related behaviors than the male sample. This profile and interrelationships of drug use and sexual behavior have implications for drug treatment and drug education programs.
DISCLOSURE: Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/SAMHSA
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Keywords: Drug Use, HIV Risk Behavior
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.