HIV Risk Reduction Among African-American Women Who Inject Drugs: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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dc.contributor.authorSterk, Claire E
dc.contributor.authorTheall, Katherine P
dc.contributor.authorElifson, Kirk W
dc.contributor.authorKidder, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:59:31Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:59:31Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractA community-based HIV intervention for African-American women who are active injection drug users (IDUs) was evaluated. Seventy-one women (aged 20–54 years) were randomly assigned to one of two enhanced gender- and culturally specific intervention conditions or to the NIDA standard condition. Substantial decreases (p < .001) were found in the frequency of drug use and the frequency of drug injection as well as in the sharing of injection works or water and the number of injections. Trading sex for drugs or money, having sex while high, as well as other sexual risk behaviors were also reduced significantly. Furthermore, women in both enhanced intervention conditions were more likely to reduce their drug-using and sexual risk behaviors than were women in the standard condition. Results indicate the value of including additional components in interventions designed to reduce the risk of infection with HIV among women who inject drugs.
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1022565524508
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/7yyt-inru
dc.identifier.citationSterk, Claire E and Theall, Katherine P and Elifson, Kirk W and Kidder, Daniel (2003) HIV Risk Reduction Among African-American Women Who Inject Drugs: A Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS and Behavior, 7 (1). pp. 73-86.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 504
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22591
dc.subjectHIV/Aids
dc.subjectIllegal Drug Use
dc.subjectSexual Habits
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectcrack cocaine
dc.subjectrisk reduction
dc.subjectintervention
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectfemales
dc.titleHIV Risk Reduction Among African-American Women Who Inject Drugs: A Randomized Controlled Trial
dc.typeArticle

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