TY - JOUR
T1 - Social support and HIV-related injection risk among Puerto Rican migrant and nonmigrant injection drug users recruited in New York City
AU - Mino, Milton
AU - Deren, Sherry
AU - Sung, Yeon Kang
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - This study compared the associations between social support and HIV injection risk among Puerto Rican migrant (n = 221) and nonmigrant (n = 340) injection drug users in New York City. Practical and emotional support scales were developed from 8 items and examined by migrant status as predictors of risk. Bivariate and regression analysis were conducted with drug shooting gallery use, sharing needles, paraphernalia, and number of monthly injections as dependent variables. Migrants had lower emotional (2.82 vs. 3.19, p = .002) and practical (1.87 vs. 2.05; p = .051) support than nonmigrants. Controlling for age, sex and homelessness, emotional supportwas negatively associated to injection frequency and (standardized coefficient = -.168, p = .020) gallery use (adjusted odds ration [AOR] = .76, confidence interval [CI] = .62-.94, p = .011) among migrants and to an almost twofold increase in sharing syringes(AOR= 1.87, CI = 1.02-3.43; p = .041) among nonmigrants. The findings suggest that thoughmigrants have less support than nonmigrants do, their support reduces risk and thus their likelihood of injection-related HIV infection.
AB - This study compared the associations between social support and HIV injection risk among Puerto Rican migrant (n = 221) and nonmigrant (n = 340) injection drug users in New York City. Practical and emotional support scales were developed from 8 items and examined by migrant status as predictors of risk. Bivariate and regression analysis were conducted with drug shooting gallery use, sharing needles, paraphernalia, and number of monthly injections as dependent variables. Migrants had lower emotional (2.82 vs. 3.19, p = .002) and practical (1.87 vs. 2.05; p = .051) support than nonmigrants. Controlling for age, sex and homelessness, emotional supportwas negatively associated to injection frequency and (standardized coefficient = -.168, p = .020) gallery use (adjusted odds ration [AOR] = .76, confidence interval [CI] = .62-.94, p = .011) among migrants and to an almost twofold increase in sharing syringes(AOR= 1.87, CI = 1.02-3.43; p = .041) among nonmigrants. The findings suggest that thoughmigrants have less support than nonmigrants do, their support reduces risk and thus their likelihood of injection-related HIV infection.
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U2 - 10.1521/aeap.2006.18.1.81
DO - 10.1521/aeap.2006.18.1.81
M3 - Article
C2 - 16539578
AN - SCOPUS:33645011873
SN - 0899-9546
VL - 18
SP - 81
EP - 90
JO - AIDS Education and Prevention
JF - AIDS Education and Prevention
IS - 1
ER -