A comparative study of substance use before and after establishing HIV infection status among people living with HIV/AIDS
A comparative study of substance use before and after establishing HIV infection status among people living with HIV/AIDS
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DOI：
10.3109/14659891.2010.495820
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
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0.8
通讯作者：
Robnett, Vinaida
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作者：
Gerbi, Gemechu B.;Habtemariam, Tsegaye;Robnett, Vinaida
目的：为了确定是否存在显着差异，在物质使用之间的人与艾滋病毒/艾滋病（PLWHA）之前和之后，建立自己的HIV infection status.Method：研究参与者是HIV阳性的客户的社区为基础的艾滋病毒/艾滋病外展设施位于蒙哥马利，亚拉巴马。调查问卷包括人口统计学、物质使用和与艾滋病毒传播有关的危险性行为。每个参与者都完成了一份匿名问卷。共发放问卷341份，回收326份，回收率为96%.Results：PLWHA在HIV感染前和感染后的性行为前饮酒量差异有统计学意义（p = 0.001）。在报告曾静脉注射毒品的参与者中没有观察到显著差异（p = .89），与他人共用同一注射器/针头的人（p = 0.87）在确定其艾滋病毒感染状态之前和之后。在艾滋病毒感染者/艾滋病患者中，尽管有明确的证据表明存在这种危险行为，可能会导致艾滋病毒感染率的增加。
Objective: To determine if significant differences exist in substance use among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) before and after establishing their HIV infection status.Method: The study participants are HIV positive clients of a community based HIV/AIDS outreach facility located in Montgomery, Alabama. The questionnaire includes demographics, substance use and risky sexual behaviors pertaining to HIV transmission. Each participant completed an anonymous questionnaire. A total of 341 questionnaires were distributed and 326 were fully completed and returned, representing a response rate of 96%.Results: Findings revealed a statistically significant difference in alcohol consumption before sex among PLWHA before and after establishing their HIV infection status (p = .001). No significant differences were observed among participants who reported as having used drugs intravenously (p = .89), and among those sharing the same syringe/needle with another person (p = .87) before and after establishing their HIV infection status.Conclusion: There is continued substance use and alcohol consumption before sex among PLWHA after establishing their HIV status despite clear evidence of such risky behaviors that could lead to an increase in exposure to HIV.