Gilchrist, Gail, Blazquez, Alicia and Torrens, Marta (2011) Psychiatric, behavioural and social risk factors for HIV infection among female drug users. AIDS and Behavior, 15 (8). pp. 1834-1843. ISSN 1090-7165 (Print), 1573-3254 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10461-011-9991-1)

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Abstract

Female drug users report greater psychopathology and risk behaviours than male drug users, putting them at greater risk for HIV. This mixed-methods study determined psychiatric, behavioural and social risk factors for HIV among 118 female drug users (27% (32/118) were HIV seropositive) in Barcelona. DSM-IV disorders were assessed using the Spanish Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders. 30 participants were interviewed in-depth. In stepwise multiple backward logistic regression, ever injected with a used syringe, antisocial personality disorder, had an HIV seropositive sexual partner and substance-induced major depressive disorder were associated with HIV seropositivity. Qualitative findings illustrate the complex ways in which psychiatric disorders and male drug-using partners interact with these risk factors. Interventions should address all aspects of female drug users’ lives to reduce HIV.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	[1] First published online: 12 July 2011. [2] Published in print: 1 November 2011. [3] Published as: AIDS and Behavior, (2011), Vol. 15, (8), pp. 1834-1843.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	HIV, HIV risk behaviours, female drug users, substance-induced depression, antisocial personality disorder
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Health & Social Care
Related URLs:	Publisher Organisation
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:17
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/6769

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