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AIDS risk perception among women drug users in Hartford, CT.

Abstract
This paper reports the findings of a study of congruence between AIDS risk perception and risk behavior in a sample of outreach-recruited out-of-treatment injection and non-injection crack cocaine using women in Hartford, CT. While rates of drug- and sex-related AIDS risk were high in this sample, perception of risk was low among many of the respondents. Variation in risk perception reflects sociodemographic differences in the sample, with those women who were most socially isolated exhibiting the greatest incongruence between personal risk and risk perception. Women who have had contact with health or social service programs were the most likely to report reductions in risk behavior.
AuthorsM Singer, H Dai, M R Weeks, D Malave
JournalWomen & health (Women Health) Vol. 27 Issue 1-2 Pg. 67-85 ( 1998) ISSN: 0363-0242 [Print] United States
PMID9640635 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Crack Cocaine
Topics
  • Adult
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders (prevention & control, psychology)
  • Connecticut
  • Crack Cocaine
  • Female
  • HIV Infections (prevention & control, psychology, transmission)
  • Health Behavior
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Self Concept
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Social Perception
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous (prevention & control, psychology)

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