Crack Users in East Harlem, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: HIV-Related Risk Behaviors and Predictors of Serostatus

Crack use has been associated with increased risk for HIV seropositivity. This study was undertaken to examine HIV-related risk behaviors among crack users in East Harlem, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two northeastern communities which have reported extensive crack use. Crack users recru...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse 1997-01, Vol.23 (4), p.555-567
Hauptverfasser:	Deren, Sherry, Kotranski, Lynne, Beardsley, Mark, Collier, Karyn, Tortu, Stephanie, Semaan, Salaam, Lauby, Jennifer, Hamid, Rahul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Addictive behaviors Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Behavior Biological and medical sciences Cocaine Crack Cocaine Drug abuse Drug addiction Drug Injection Female HIV HIV Seropositivity - complications HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology HIV Seropositivity - psychology Human immunodeficiency virus Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Intervention Male Medical sciences New York - epidemiology New York City, New York Philadelphia - epidemiology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Prevention Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Risk Risk Factors Sexual Behavior Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology Substance Abuse, Intravenous - psychology Substance-Related Disorders - complications Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Substance-Related Disorders - psychology Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Zusammenfassung:	Crack use has been associated with increased risk for HIV seropositivity. This study was undertaken to examine HIV-related risk behaviors among crack users in East Harlem, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two northeastern communities which have reported extensive crack use. Crack users recruited in East Harlem (n = 1434) and Philadelphia (n = 694) were compared on demographics, drug and sex-related risk behaviors, health-related behaviors, and HIV serostatus. Many significant differences were found, and seropositivity was higher in the New York sample (25% vs. 11%, x2 = 36.28, p
ISSN:	0095-2990 1097-9891
DOI:	10.3109/00952999709016895