1. The association between poly-substance use, coping, and sex trade among black South African substance users
- Author
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April Lawson, Anne Gloria Moleko, Sarra L. Hedden, Leah J. Floyd, Christina Salama, and William W. Latimer
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,Coping (psychology) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,Health (social science) ,Adolescent ,Substance-Related Disorders ,Sexual Behavior ,Population ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Poison control ,Transactional sex ,HIV Infections ,Neuropsychological Tests ,Logistic regression ,Suicide prevention ,Article ,Drug Users ,Interviews as Topic ,South Africa ,Risk-Taking ,Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ,Adaptation, Psychological ,medicine ,Odds Ratio ,Humans ,education ,Psychiatry ,education.field_of_study ,Chi-Square Distribution ,business.industry ,Patient Selection ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,medicine.disease ,Sex Work ,Substance abuse ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Logistic Models ,Female ,business ,Stress, Psychological ,Demography - Abstract
The current study examined the relationship between poly-substance use and sex trade among 343 black South African substance users recruited from the Pretoria region between 2002 and 2006 (57% males; mean age 24 years). The assessment comprised a HIV-risk behavior interview, urinalysis to confirm self-report of drug use, and an HIV test. Logistic regression analyses indicated poly-substance use was positively associated with sex trade among persons using drugs to cope with stress. Results indicate the importance of considering coping strategies as modifiable psychosocial factor related to sexual risk-taking behaviors and substance use. The study’s implications and limitations are discussed.
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- 2010