@article{ref1,
title="Women and substance use in India and bangladesh",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2008",
author="Kumar, M. Suresh and Sharma, M.",
volume="43",
number="8",
pages="1062-1077",
abstract="Given the feminization of the HIV epidemic in India and Bangladesh, understanding substance-use-related concerns among women is important for effective HIV prevention. This review is based on published research, reports (2000-2005), and primary data from treatment centers for drug-using women. We identify four main themes: (a) opioid use and injecting drug use in women, (b) alcohol use in sex work settings, (c) sexual transmission of HIV from male-injecting drug users (IDUs) to their regular female sex partners, and (d) sexual violence among female partners of substance-using men. We urge for focused HIV prevention interventions targeting substance-using women and female sex partners of male substance users to reduce vulnerability.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1080/10826080801918189",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080801918189"
}