TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial risk factors for HIV transmission in female drug abusers
AU - Brook, David W.
AU - Brook, Judith S.
AU - Whiteman, Martin
AU - Win, Pe T.
AU - Gordon-Maloul, Cynthia
AU - Roberto, Josephine
AU - Amundsen, Frances
AU - Masci, Joseph R.
AU - De Catalogne, Jacques
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - The authors studied the influences of domains of psychosocial risk factors on needle-sharing with familiar people and with strangers in a cohort of female injecting drug users (IDUs). Subjects were 119 female IDUs, 46% of whom were HIV+. Subjects were given individually administered questionnaire interviews. Using Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple hierarchical regression analyses, the authors found that personality, family, and peer attributes related to needle-sharing in women were similar to those found in men, with certain exceptions. The role of the family, particularly the Significant Other, was more important and proximal in its effect on needle- sharing behavior in women than in men. There was a main effect as well as a mediating effect of family in women, buffering risk factors leading to needle-sharing.
AB - The authors studied the influences of domains of psychosocial risk factors on needle-sharing with familiar people and with strangers in a cohort of female injecting drug users (IDUs). Subjects were 119 female IDUs, 46% of whom were HIV+. Subjects were given individually administered questionnaire interviews. Using Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple hierarchical regression analyses, the authors found that personality, family, and peer attributes related to needle-sharing in women were similar to those found in men, with certain exceptions. The role of the family, particularly the Significant Other, was more important and proximal in its effect on needle- sharing behavior in women than in men. There was a main effect as well as a mediating effect of family in women, buffering risk factors leading to needle-sharing.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1997.tb00561.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1997.tb00561.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9134074
AN - SCOPUS:0030974085
SN - 1055-0496
VL - 6
SP - 124
EP - 134
JO - American Journal on Addictions
JF - American Journal on Addictions
IS - 2
ER -