Citation

Panchanadeswaran S, Frye V, Nandi V, Galea S, Vlahov D, Ompad D. Women Health 2010; 50(2): 107-124.

Affiliation

Adelphi University, School of Social Work, Garden City, New York 11530, USA. panchanadeswara@adelphi.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/03630241003705151

PMID

20437300

PMCID

PMC2882151

Abstract

The present study examined the associations of relationship factors, partner violence, relationship power, and condom-use related factors with condom use with a main male partner among drug-using women. Over two visits, 244 heterosexual drug-using women completed a cross-sectional survey. Multivariate logistic regression models indicated that women who expected positive outcomes and perceived lower condom-use barriers were more likely to report condom use with their intimate partners. The findings suggest that future interventions aiming at reducing HIV risk among drug-using women should focus on women's subjective appraisals of risks based on key relationship factors in addition to the occurrence of partner violence.

Language: en