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To assess the risk of sexual HIV transmission among intravenous drug users and compare high-risk sexual behaviors between individuals in and out of addiction treatment.

January 1, 1992The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

High-Risk Sexual Behaviors of Intravenous Drug Users In- and Out-of-Treatment: Implications for the Spread of HIV Infection

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KWKatherine E. WatkinsRAND Corporation BMB. A. David MetzgerChestnut Hill College GWGeorge WoodyUniversity of Pennsylvania

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Cross-sectional study reveals higher rates of risky sexual behaviors in out-of-treatment intravenous drug users compared to those in treatment, highlighting treatment's protective role.

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To assess the risk of sexual HIV transmission among intravenous drug users and compare high-risk sexual behaviors between individuals in and out of addiction treatment.
Surveyed 255 intravenous drug users, including 152 in-treatment participants randomly sampled from a methadone maintenance program and 103 out-of-treatment participants recruited via chain referral.
Assessed self-reported sexual behaviors in the preceding 6 months and compared groups after controlling for demographic differences.
Across all participants, 45% reported multiple sexual partners, 32% exchanged sex for money or drugs, and 53% reported never using condoms in the preceding 6 months.
Out-of-treatment drug users had significantly more sexual partners (4.6 vs. 2.3, p < 0.01) and higher rates of exchanging sex for money or drugs (44% vs. 26%, OR 1.8, p < 0.05) than in-treatment users.
Rates of condom non-use did not differ significantly between in-treatment and out-of-treatment participants.

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Watkins et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a720d23a528af2d65c44bc1 https://doi.org/10.3109/00952999209051037

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Cross-sectional study reveals higher rates of risky sexual behaviors in out-of-treatment intravenous drug users compared to those in treatment, highlighting treatment's protective role.

High-Risk Sexual Behaviors of Intravenous Drug Users In- and Out-of-Treatment: Implications for the Spread of HIV Infection

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High-Risk Sexual Behaviors of Intravenous Drug Users In- and Out-of-Treatment: Implications for the Spread of HIV Infection

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