Forney M A, Inciardi J A, Lockwood D
Drug Research Center, University of Miami School of Medicine.
J Community Health. 1992 Apr;17(2):73-85. doi: 10.1007/BF01321576.
Studies of the HIV risks of crack-cocaine using women have focused on those living in the inner city, urban areas of the country. However, reports indicate that the rates of syphilis and HIV infection have shown greater increases in rural areas than in urban ones. This paper reports the findings of a comparative study of 60 female crack-cocaine users, 25 from rural southeast Georgia and 35 from Miami, Florida, to determine their drug using and sexual practices, as well as their knowledge about AIDS and HIV transmission. Their patterns of initial and continuous drug use were similar, as were their sexual practices. However, the Miami women were more likely to have had a greater number of sexual partners than the Georgia women. Both groups were knowledgeable about AIDS and the transmission of HIV, yet all participated in activities that put them at high risk for HIV infection and transmission. Some 12 percent of the 60 respondents reported testing positive for HIV. The study suggests that at least within these populations, there are few differences between rural and urban crack using women in terms of their crack use, sexual practices, and potential for HIV infection and transmission.
对吸食快克可卡因的女性进行的艾滋病毒风险研究主要集中在该国城市中心地区的女性。然而，报告显示，农村地区梅毒和艾滋病毒感染率的增长幅度高于城市地区。本文报告了一项对60名吸食快克可卡因女性的比较研究结果，其中25名来自佐治亚州东南部农村，35名来自佛罗里达州迈阿密，旨在确定她们的吸毒和性行为方式，以及她们对艾滋病和艾滋病毒传播的了解情况。她们初次吸毒和持续吸毒的模式相似，性行为方式也相似。然而，迈阿密女性比佐治亚州女性更有可能拥有更多性伴侣。两组女性都了解艾滋病和艾滋病毒传播知识，但所有人都参与了使她们面临艾滋病毒感染和传播高风险的活动。60名受访者中约12%报告艾滋病毒检测呈阳性。该研究表明，至少在这些人群中，农村和城市吸食快克可卡因的女性在吸毒、性行为以及艾滋病毒感染和传播可能性方面几乎没有差异。
