Predictors of sexual behaviour among men and women in New York City area prisons

Autor:	Betsy Szeto, Stephen A. Sampong, Elaine Larson, Tawandra L. Rowell-Cunsolo
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	030505 public health Health (social science) media_common.quotation_subject Hiv epidemic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Prison Black race Logistic regression medicine.disease_cause City area Odds 03 medical and health sciences Sexually active 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Psychology media_common Demography
Zdroj:	Culture, healthsexuality. 18(12)
ISSN:	1464-5351
Popis:	The USA currently has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Individuals at greatest risk for HIV also tend to be among those at an elevated risk for incarceration. The HIV epidemic is driven by injection drug use and sexual behaviour, and estimates of prison-based sexual behaviour vary widely. This study examined sexual behaviour among 1369 incarcerated men and women in the New York City area. Approximately 13% of the sample (n = 176) reported being sexually active while incarcerated over the previous 6 months. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the predictors of prison sexual behaviour. The following variables were associated with increased odds of sexual activity in the previous six months: female gender (OR = 3.28; 95%CI = 1.95,5.51), Black race (OR = 2.26; 95%CI = 1.47,3.46), history of drug use (OR = 1.85; 95%CI = 1.04,3.30), bisexual (OR = 3.19; 95%CI = 1.90,5.38) or homosexual identity (OR = 8.50; 95%CI = 3.92,18.43) and conjugal visitation programme participation (OR = 66.26; 95%CI = 31.42,139.74). Educational programmes regarding sexually transmitted infections and appropriate harm reduction measures are warranted for this population. The expansion of conjugal visitation programmes may also be useful in helping prisoners sustain their relationships with partners from their community and reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission in this environment.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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