| Autor: |
Clark T; School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 94117, USA. taylor.clark@ucsf.edu, Marquez C, Hare CB, John MD, Klausner JD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
AIDS and behavior [AIDS Behav] 2012 Feb; Vol. 16 (2), pp. 396-403. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s10461-010-9869-7 |
| Abstrakt: |
Methamphetamine use is associated with adverse health outcomes and HIV incidence. Few studies have assessed methamphetamine use, sexual behavior and Internet use among HIV-infected patients. Surveys were administered to a sample of HIV-infected patients seeking medical care in a San Francisco county hospital and university-based clinic. In 2008, 35% of homosexual participants, 26% of heterosexual participants and 11% of female participants reported methamphetamine use in the past year. Of participants, 29% reported using the Internet to find sex partners; Internet-users versus non-Internet-users reported a higher median number of sex partners in 6 months (4 vs. 1), were more likely to report unprotected sex (32 vs. 10%), and higher rates of methamphetamine use in the past 12 months (48 vs. 24%). Given the association among methamphetamine use, increased sex partners and Internet use, the Internet may present a new and effective medium for interventions to reduce methamphetamine-associated sexual risk behavior. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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