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Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, PhD and Lawrence J. Ouellet, PhD. Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, 1603 W. Taylor, Chicago, IL 60612, 312-355-4892, mmamiti@uic.edu
Objective: Examine the prevalence of anal sex among women in HIV high-risk populations. Methods: We examined baseline data from 2 sources in Chicago: a study (CIDUS-III) of young injection drug uses (IDUs) 15-30 years old recruited in 2002-2004 (n=796), and an ongoing study (SATH-CAP) that recruits users of ‘hard' drugs (injection & non-injection), men who have sex with men, and the sex partners of both groups (n=301). All participants completed computerized self-administered interviews. Results: The CIDUS-III sample was mostly white (75%) and Hispanic (18%), male (65%), and 18-23 years old (52%). Anal sex in the 3 months before baseline interview was reported by 27% of the women overall and 31% of those with a main sex partner. SATH-CAP study participants were mostly African American (93%), male (58%) and between 35-45 years old. Anal sex in the 6 months before baseline was reported by 14% of the women; of the men, 19% reported anal sex with a woman in the same period. Conclusion: Anal sex is common among women who are at elevated risk for sexual contact with HIV+ men due to their own drug use, association with high-risk drug users, or residence in neighborhoods with high levels of HIV infection. Interventions to reduce the heterosexual transmission of HIV should place a major emphasis on anal sex.
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Keywords: Sexual Risk Behavior, HIV Risk Behavior
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
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The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA