TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV transmission behaviors in jail/prison among Puerto Rican drug injectors in New York and Puerto Rico
AU - Kang, Sung Yeon
AU - Deren, Sherry
AU - Andia, Jonny
AU - Colón, Hector M.
AU - Robles, Rafaela
AU - Oliver-Velez, Denise
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Grant #R01DA10425 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - This study examined HIV risk behavior in jail/prison among Puerto Rican drug injectors in New York (NY, n = 300) and Puerto Rico (PR, n = 200), and its relationship with later drug and sex risk behaviors. During 3 years prior to interview, 66% of NY and 43% of PR samples were incarcerated at least once. While incarcerated, 5% of NY and 53% of PR injected drugs. Few reported engaging in sex inside jail/prison (5% in both sites). Of those who engaged in risk behaviors in jail/prison, almost all reported having unprotected sex and sharing injection equipment. The impact of jail/prison risk behaviors on risk behaviors after release differed between the two sites: they were more related to subsequent sex risk behaviors in NY, and subsequent injection risk behaviors in PR. The findings indicate a need for effective drug treatment programs inside jail/prisons to reduce HIV-related risk behaviors among drug injectors during incarceration and after release.
AB - This study examined HIV risk behavior in jail/prison among Puerto Rican drug injectors in New York (NY, n = 300) and Puerto Rico (PR, n = 200), and its relationship with later drug and sex risk behaviors. During 3 years prior to interview, 66% of NY and 43% of PR samples were incarcerated at least once. While incarcerated, 5% of NY and 53% of PR injected drugs. Few reported engaging in sex inside jail/prison (5% in both sites). Of those who engaged in risk behaviors in jail/prison, almost all reported having unprotected sex and sharing injection equipment. The impact of jail/prison risk behaviors on risk behaviors after release differed between the two sites: they were more related to subsequent sex risk behaviors in NY, and subsequent injection risk behaviors in PR. The findings indicate a need for effective drug treatment programs inside jail/prisons to reduce HIV-related risk behaviors among drug injectors during incarceration and after release.
KW - HIV risk behaviors in jail/prison
KW - Puerto Rican drug injectors
KW - Risk behaviors after release
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U2 - 10.1007/s10461-005-9011-4
DO - 10.1007/s10461-005-9011-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 16133901
AN - SCOPUS:27744490905
SN - 1090-7165
VL - 9
SP - 377
EP - 386
JO - AIDS and Behavior
JF - AIDS and Behavior
IS - 3
ER -