Prevalence and correlates of female condom use and interest among injection drug-using female sex workers in two Mexico-US border cities.
Little is known about female condom use among female sex workers who inject drugs (FSW-IDUs) in Northern Mexico, where HIV/STI prevalence is high. We examined the prevalence and correlates of female condom use and interest in female condom use among FSW-IDUs aged >18 years in Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico enrolled in a behavioral intervention designed to reduce high-risk sexual and injection behaviors. Of 621 FSW-IDUs, 8 % reported ever using female condoms, and 67.2 % expressed interest in trying female condoms. Factors independently associated with female condom use were having had a client become angry at the suggestion of using condoms and having engaged in unprotected vaginal sex with non-regular clients. Factors independently associated with interest in using female condoms were lifetime physical abuse and lifetime sexual abuse. Increasing the availability of female condoms and providing education on their use in the context of drug use and violence is recommended.
Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0849, USA. jstockman@ucsd.edu
Jamila K
JK
Stockman
Meghan D
MD
Morris
Gustavo
G
Martinez
Remedios
R
Lozada
Thomas L
TL
Patterson
Monica D
MD
Ulibarri
Alicia
A
Vera
Steffanie A
SA
Strathdee
D000328:Adult; D019111:Single-Use Internal Condom / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D060386:Sex Workers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population