TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual risk and HIV infection among drug users in New York city
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Hagan, Holly
AU - Perlman, David C.
AU - Des Jarlais, Don C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA R21 DA023392). The authors would like to thank Rosa M. Colon and Angela Walker of the National Development and Research Institutes, New York, for their valuable contributions to this study. Address correspondence to Dr. Holly Hagan, New York University College of Nursing, 726 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10003; E-mail: [email protected].
Funding Information:
Holly Hagan, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scientist at New York University College of Nursing and an infectious-disease epidemiologist. Dr. Hagan has been Principal Investigator for a number of studies funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse on the etiology, prevention, and treatment of blood-borne viral infections in drug users. Her work related to hepatitis C virus (HCV) has earned her an international reputation, with her having led a series of longitudinal cohort studies of HCV seroconversion, a meta-analysis of research related to the epidemiology and prevention of HCV infection, and randomized controlled trials of interventions to reduce HCV infections and increase medical follow-up for infected drug users.
PY - 2011/1/10
Y1 - 2011/1/10
N2 - Measures of sexual health were assessed during 2008-2009 in a New York City sample of 102 injection and noninjection users of heroin, cocaine, or crack. There was considerable overlap and transitioning between crack smoking and injecting. Crack users were also significantly more likely to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual than other drug users. In multivariate analysis, HIV infection was independently associated with crack use and with being gay or bisexual. In New York City, HIV prevention for drug users has focused on syringe access, safe injection, and drug user treatment, but further progress in HIV control will require strategies to address sexual health among people who use drugs. The study's limitations are noted.
AB - Measures of sexual health were assessed during 2008-2009 in a New York City sample of 102 injection and noninjection users of heroin, cocaine, or crack. There was considerable overlap and transitioning between crack smoking and injecting. Crack users were also significantly more likely to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual than other drug users. In multivariate analysis, HIV infection was independently associated with crack use and with being gay or bisexual. In New York City, HIV prevention for drug users has focused on syringe access, safe injection, and drug user treatment, but further progress in HIV control will require strategies to address sexual health among people who use drugs. The study's limitations are noted.
KW - HIV
KW - HSV-2
KW - prevalence
KW - prevention
KW - risk behavior
KW - substance use
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79951560382&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/10826084.2011.521470
DO - 10.3109/10826084.2011.521470
M3 - Article
C2 - 21303240
AN - SCOPUS:79951560382
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 46
SP - 201
EP - 207
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 2-3
ER -