| Autor: |
van den Hoek Ja, van Haastrecht Hj, R. A. Coutinho |
| Rok vydání: |
1992 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 5:518 |
| ISSN: |
0894-9255 |
| Popis: |
To assess heterosexual behavior of injecting drug users (IDUs) over time the authors studies 174 IDUs with regard to their steady casual and commercial partners over a 1-year period. Within this period a large national AIDS prevention campaign had been implemented in the Netherlands. In addition condom use was discussed with participants during follow-up visits. The authors found a large turnover in IDUs who reported having steady casual or commercial partners. Limited change in sexual behavior occurred: the frequent use of condoms increased only with casual partners (30-49%) and the proportion of female IDUs working as prostitutes decreased from 56% to 41%. At both measurements IDUs who knew that they were HIV-infected used condoms more frequently with their steady partners and tended to report fewer casual partners than those who knew they were not infected. In addition HIV-infected women tended to be less active in prostitution than noninfected women. The authors conclude that large-scale voluntary testing of IDUs along with repeated discussion of risks of sexual transmission of HIV and condom use as a preventive measure (counseling) may at least among HIV-infected IDUs result in some risk reduction. Health education to increase the use of condoms should also be directed at IDUs who at the present time do not have steady casual or commercial partners. (authors modified) |
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