Sex differences in self-report of physical health by injection drug users
| Autor: | J. S. Williams, Kassandra L. Souply, Veronica M. Catan, B. K. Singh, Joseph J. Koman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Adult Male Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject Population Medicine (miscellaneous) Disease Risk-Taking Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Risk Factors mental disorders medicine Humans Sida education Substance Abuse Intravenous media_common education.field_of_study Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Psychotropic Drugs biology Social perception business.industry Illicit Drugs virus diseases Physical health Gender Identity medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Female Viral disease business Attitude to Health Demography |
| Zdroj: | The International journal of the addictions. 29(2) |
| ISSN: | 0020-773X |
| Popis: | Through heterosexual contact, injection drug users (IDUs) put others at risk of contracting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease. Self-report of health was compared among IDUs in Laredo, Texas, San Diego, California, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and in a subsample which contained HIV positive subjects from these cities. These data were compared with similar National Opinion Research Center data and indicated that IDUs do not report their health to be different from that of the general public. Previous research has reported sex differences in morbidity and mortality in the non-IDU population. This study found sex differences in perception of health by IDUs in Laredo and San Diego. |
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