@article{ref1,
title="Factors Associated with Recent Risky Drug Use and Sexual Behaviors among Drug Users in Southwestern China",
journal="Journal of AIDS and clinical research",
year="2011",
author="Hu, Yifei and Liang, Songping and Zhu, Junling and Qin, Guangming and Liu, Qianping and Song, Benli and Wang, Qixing and Wei, Daying and Zhang, Linglin and Qian, Han-Zhu and Ruan, Yuhua and Shao, Yiming",
volume="2",
number="120",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2007 among 504 drug users who were recruited mainly from detoxification centers in southwest China. About one-third (34.3%) of participants reported recent risky drug use behavior, which was defined as injecting drugs in the past 3 months, and more than one-fifth (21.6%) reported recent risky sexual behavior, or had multiple sexual partners in the past 30 days. Male sex (odds ratio [OR], 1.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-3.2) and more episodes of detoxification (OR, 3.7; 95% CI, 2.3-6.0) were associated with higher odds of risky drug use behavior, while unmarried status (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.0-2.9), higher personal annual income (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.1-2.8) and history of sexually transmitted infections (OR, 3.7; 95% CI, 2.1-6.6) were associated with higher odds of having risky sexual behavior. Subgroup analyses showed 15% participants who used drugs in the past 3 months also shared needles, and 77% participants who had multiple sexual partners in the past 30 days did not use condoms during sex with non-primary sexual partners. The study findings are useful for developing HIV risk reduction intervention programs among drug users.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2155-6113",
doi="10.4172/2155-6113.1000120",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-6113.1000120"
}