Partner relationships and HIV risk behaviors among women offenders.
Partner relationships and HIV risk behaviors among women offenders.
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DOI：
10.1080/02791072.2008.10400653
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发表时间：
2008-12
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Inciardi JA
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作者：
Knudsen HK;Leukefeld C;Havens JR;Duvall JL;Oser CB;Staton-Tindall M;Mooney J;Clarke JG;Frisman L;Surratt HL;Inciardi JA
总体而言，女性尤其是女性囚犯的艾滋病毒感染率正在上升，这使得了解危险性行为的相关性对于这一人群至关重要。伴侣关系，尤其是女性认为自己在关系中拥有权力的程度，可能对于风险行为建模很重要。很少有研究考虑女性罪犯中关系权力与艾滋病毒危险行为之间的关联。本研究使用性关系权力量表和 NIDA 的艾滋病毒风险行为评估来调查女性对其关系的看法。作为通过 NIDA 刑事司法药物滥用治疗研究 (CJ-DATS) 合作协议实施的减少艾滋病毒风险关系方案的一部分，从四所监狱的女囚犯中收集了数据。妇女报告她们在入狱前一个月是否进行过五种无保护性行为。关系权力与五种无保护性行为之间关联的逻辑回归模型揭示了权力作为减少无保护性行为发生几率的保护因素的重要性的一些支持。提出的含义和研究结果有助于加深对伴侣关系和艾滋病毒风险行为的理解。
The HIV infection rate is increasing among women in general and for female inmates specifically, which makes understanding the correlates of risky sexual behaviors critical for this population. Partner relationships, particularly the extent to which women perceive they have power within the relationship, may be important in modeling risk behaviors. Few studies have considered the association between relationship power and HIV risk behaviors among women offenders. This study examines women’s perceptions of their relationships using the Sexual Relationship Power Scale and NIDA’s HIV Risk Behavior Assessment. Data were collected from female inmates in four prisons as part of the Reducing Risky Relationships for HIV protocol being conducted through the NIDA’s Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS) cooperative agreement. Women reported whether they had engaged in five types of unprotected sex in the month prior to incarceration. Logistic regression models of the associations between relationship power and five types of unprotected sex revealed some support for the importance of power as a protective factor in reducing the odds of unprotected sexual behaviors. Implications and findings are presented to add to understanding of partner relationships and HIV risk behaviors.