An examination of perceived norms and exchanging sex for money or drugs among women injectors in Baltimore, MD, USA
An examination of perceived norms and exchanging sex for money or drugs among women injectors in Baltimore, MD, USA
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DOI：
10.1258/ijsa.2007.007123
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Latkin, C. A.
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作者：
Davey-Rothwell, M. A.;Latkin, C. A.
以性换取金钱或毒品的注射吸毒者可能成为注射者和非注射者之间传播艾滋病毒的桥梁群体。虽然许多个人特征与交换性行为有关，但很少关注社交网络成员的影响。本研究旨在探讨交换性行为与同伴对交换性行为的看法及交换性态度之间的关系。样本由267名女性海洛因和可卡因注射者组成，来自美国MID的巴尔的摩。结果表明，那些认为他们的朋友交换了性行为的女性在过去90天内交换性行为的可能性是其他女性的两倍（95% CI：1.49-2.70）。此外，认为同龄人不赞成性交换的参与者交换性的可能性降低了20%（95% CI：0.67-0.95）。这些研究结果表明，有必要采取同伴教育干预措施，促进关于更安全行为的规范。
Injection drug users who exchange sex for money or drugs may serve as a bridge group for transmitting HIV between injectors and non-injectors. While many individual characteristics have been linked to exchanging sex, little attention has been given to the influence of social network members. The present study assessed the relationship between exchanging sex and perceptions of peers' sex exchange behaviour and attitude toward sex exchange. The sample was composed of 267 women heroin and cocaine injectors in Baltimore, MID, USA. The results indicate that women who believed that their friends exchanged sex were more twice as likely to exchange sex in the past 90 days (95% CI: 1.49-2.70). Also, participants who thought their peers disapproved of sex exchange were 20% less likely to exchange sex (95% CI: 0.67-0.95). These findings suggest the need for peer education interventions that promote norms about safer behaviours.