Exchange Sex and HIV Infection Among Women Who Inject Drugs-20 US Cities, 2009.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women who inject drugs and who also exchange sex are at increased risk for HIV infection, but data on this population in the United States remain sparse.

Methods

This study assessed the prevalence of exchanging sex for money or drugs among women who inject drugs using data from the 2009 US National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) system. Prevalence of being HIV-positive (testing positive in NHBS), HIV-positive-unaware (reporting being HIV-negative or unknown status but testing positive in NHBS), and risk behaviors and use of services were compared between women who did and did not exchange sex. The association between exchange sex and being HIV-positive-unaware of the infection was examined using multivariate Poisson models with robust standard errors.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Nerlander LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5681711 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature