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Human immunodeficiency virus risk behavior among female substance abusers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20407976     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
HIV is an increasingly critical and costly health problem for American women. Substance use plays a major role in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in women. There are several plausible explanations for the association between substance use and HIV risk behavior. Pregnant substance abusers are a population deserving special attention given the prevalence of risk behavior in this population and the added risk of perinatal transmission of HIV. Current guidelines for the screening and treatment of HIV among pregnant women and their infants are delineated. Substance abuse treatment has a limited impact on HIV risk behavior in female substance abusers. Similarly, traditional knowledge-based and skill-based HIV risk reduction interventions have modest efficacy in this population. Hence, there is a need to develop new interventions that directly target sex-related and drug-related HIV risk behavior among female substance abusers. Recent work suggests that the incorporation of motivational interviewing components into traditional HIV risk reduction interventions may be a promising new direction for the field.
Authors:
Susan E Ramsey; Kathryn M Bell; Patricia A Engler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of addictive diseases     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1545-0848     ISO Abbreviation:  J Addict Dis     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-21     Completed Date:  2010-07-09     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9107051     Medline TA:  J Addict Dis     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  192-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Susan_Ramsey@Brown.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
HIV Infections / complications*,  epidemiology,  transmission
HIV-1
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Pregnancy
Risk-Taking*
Sexual Behavior
Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications*,  epidemiology,  psychology
Substance-Related Disorders / complications*,  epidemiology,  psychology
United States / epidemiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 DA020930-01/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA020930-02/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA020930-03/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA020930-04/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01DA020930/DA/NIDA NIH HHS
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