Correlates of exchanging sex for drugs or money among women who use crack cocaine
Correlates of exchanging sex for drugs or money among women who use crack cocaine
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吸食快克可卡因的妇女以性换取毒品或金钱的相关因素
DOI：
10.1521/aeap.2006.18.5.420
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Wechsberg, Wendee M.
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作者：
Edwards, Jessica M.;Halpern, Carolyn T.;Wechsberg, Wendee M.
这项研究调查了使用可卡因的女性用性交易换取毒品或金钱的相关性。使用基线数据（n = 669），研究对象为使用快克可卡因的非裔美国妇女，研究人员进行了逻辑回归分析，以检验与远端和近端因素相关的性交易几率。结果表明，重度可卡因使用、无家可归和失业与性交易有关。此外，儿童期虐待与性交易有关，而这种关系在一定程度上是由心理困扰介导的。这表明，远端因素可能是当前变量与性交易之间关系的基础。这些发现强调了公共卫生干预措施的重要性，以解决导致和/或与妇女吸毒同时发生的远端和近端因素，这些因素反过来可能影响她们的艾滋病毒风险和整体福祉。
This study examined the correlates of trading sex for drugs or money among women who use crack cocaine. Using baseline data (n = 669) from a woman-focused HIV intervention study among African American women who use crack cocaine, we conducted logistic regression analysis to examine the odds of trading sex associated with distal and proximal factors. The results indicate that heavier crack use, homelessness, and unemployment are associated with trading sex. In addition, childhood abuse is associated with trading sex and this relationship is, in part, mediated by psychological distress. This suggests that distal factors may underlie the relationship between current variables and sex trading. These findings underscore the importance for public health interventions to address both distal and proximal factors that contribute to and/or co-occur with women's drug use which, in turn, may affect their HIV risk and overall well-being.