Cepeda Alice, Nowotny Kathryn M, Valdez Avelardo
a University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California.
b University of Colorado at Boulder , Boulder , Colorado.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2015 Oct-Dec;14(4):351-63. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2014.991467. Epub 2015 Jul 25.
Both injecting drug users (IDU) and sex workers are at great risk of contracting and transmitting HIV. Therefore, IDU sex workers could be at especially high risk. The recent increase of HIV infection in Mexico has caused increased attention to sex work. We identify the correlates of injecting drug use including socio-demographic, work history, and sexual and non-injecting drug use risk behaviors among Mexican female sex workers. There is a high risk profile for IDUs compared to never injectors including a high prevalence of lifetime STI infection (54.2%). Revealed is an environment composed of high-risk networks that may have serious binational public health implications.
注射吸毒者(IDU)和性工作者都极易感染并传播艾滋病毒。因此,既是注射吸毒者又是性工作者的人群可能面临特别高的风险。墨西哥近期艾滋病毒感染率的上升引发了对性工作的更多关注。我们确定了墨西哥女性性工作者中注射吸毒行为的相关因素,包括社会人口统计学特征、工作经历以及性和非注射吸毒的风险行为。与从未注射过毒品的人相比,注射吸毒者的风险特征较高,包括终身性传播感染的患病率较高(54.2%)。研究揭示了一个由高风险网络构成的环境,这可能对两国公共卫生产生严重影响。