title: HIV risk reduction among African-American women who inject drugs: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: A community-based HIV intervention for African-American women who are active injection drug users (IDUs) was evaluated. Seventy-one women (aged 20-54 years) were randomly assigned to one of two enhanced gender- and culturally specific intervention conditions or to the NIDA standard condition. Substantial decreases (p<.001) were found in the frequency of drug use and the frequency of drug injection as well as in the sharing of injection works or water and the number of injections. Trading sex for drugs or money, having sex while high, as well as other sexual risk behaviors were also reduced significantly. Furthermore, women in both enhanced intervention conditions were more likely to reduce their drug-using and sexual risk behaviors than were women in the standard condition. Results indicate the value of including additional components in interventions designed to reduce the risk of infection with HIV among women who inject drugs.
authors.affiliation: Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. csterk@sph.emory.edu
authors.forename: Claire E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Sterk
authors.forename: Katherine P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Theall
authors.forename: Kirk W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Elifson
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kidder
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D016578:Crack Cocaine