Sexual decision making and safer sex behavior among young female injection drug users and female partners of IDUs.
Data from interviews with 94 young women who were injection drug users (IDUs) or partners of IDUs were analyzed to examine associations between self-reported sexual decision making and condom use, contraceptive use, and relationship characteristics. Most women (73-85%) reported participating in decisions about condom use, contraception, and when to have sex. Adjusting for potential covariates, respondents who reported participating in decisions about condom use and when to have sex were 7 and 19 times, respectively, more likely than others to report recently using condoms. Respondents who reported participating in decisions about contraception were 20 times more likely than others to report recently using contraceptives. Longer sexual relationships were associated with decreased likelihood of condom or contraceptive use.
Harvey
S Marie
SM
Research Program on Women's Health, Center for the Study of Women in Society, 1201 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1201, USA. mharvey@oregon.uoregon.edu.
Bird
Sheryl Thorburn
ST
De Rosa
Christine Johnson
CJ
Montgomery
Susanne B
SB
Rohrbach
Louise Ann
LA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*