Crack Users, Sexual Behavior And Risk Of Hiv Infection.

dc.creatorde Azevedo, Renata Cruz Soares
dc.creatorBotega, Neury José
dc.creatorGuimarães, Liliana Andolpho Magalhães
dc.date2007-Mar
dc.date2015-11-27T13:10:00Z
dc.date2015-11-27T13:10:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T01:04:40Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T01:04:40Z
dc.identifierRevista Brasileira De Psiquiatria (são Paulo, Brazil : 1999). v. 29, n. 1, p. 26-30, 2007-Mar.
dc.identifier1516-4446
dc.identifier
dc.identifierhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17435924
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/197249
dc.identifier17435924
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1297482
dc.descriptionTo compare a sample of injecting cocaine users and crack users, assessing sexual behavior, risk for infection by HIV and its seroprevalence. 109 injecting cocaine users and 132 crack users were assessed, using the World Health Organization questionnaire from the expanded Cross-Site Study of Behaviors and HIV Seroprevalence among Injecting Drug Users and HIV serology. Data were assessed by Multiple Correspondences Analysis. Crack users showed less time of drug consumption when compared to the injecting cocaine users. Despite this fact, they had higher rates of risky sexual activity, differences in poli-consumption of drugs, and higher rates of involvement in illegal issues. HIV seroprevalence among crack users, although lower than for injecting cocaine users (7% vs. 33%) is high when compared to the general population at the same age. Sexual behavior of crack users in the studied sample may be considered a risk factor for HIV infection. Crack users have access to information on HIV/ AIDS, but do not make use of it to change risk behaviors that may expose them to HIV infection and dissemination. HIV seroprevalence among crack users (7%) is concerning, which makes it necessary to create preventive strategies for HIV infection and dissemination that are specifically directed toward this population.
dc.description29
dc.description26-30
dc.languageeng
dc.relationRevista Brasileira De Psiquiatria (são Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
dc.relationRev Bras Psiquiatr
dc.rightsaberto
dc.rights
dc.sourcePubMed
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectCocaine-related Disorders
dc.subjectCrack Cocaine
dc.subjectEnzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay
dc.subjectHiv Infections
dc.subjectHiv Seroprevalence
dc.subjectHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subjectHealth Services Accessibility
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectRisk-taking
dc.subjectSexual Behavior
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.titleCrack Users, Sexual Behavior And Risk Of Hiv Infection.
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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