title: The Cedar Project: sexual vulnerabilities among Aboriginal young people involved in illegal drug use in two Canadian cities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Very few studies in Canada address the sexual health of young Aboriginal people who use drugs; the focus in established literature has been on parenteral risks. This study sought to identify the risk factors associated with inconsistent condom use in a cohort of young Aboriginal people who live in British Columbia and use drugs.
  
  
  METHODS
  This analysis includes baseline questionnaire data from October 2003 to April 2005. Multivariable modeling stratified by gender identified independent demographic, traumatic, sex and drug use risk factors associated with inconsistent condom use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 292 women and 313 men at baseline, prevalence of inconsistent condom use during insertive sex was 59% and 46%, respectively. In multivariable logistic regression, after adjusting for age and location, inconsistent condom use among women was significantly associated with ever being enrolled in a drug/alcohol treatment program (AOR: 1.95, 95% CI: 1.06-3.60), and ever being sexually abused (AOR: 1.80, 95% CI: 1.01-3.20). Among men, inconsistent condom use was significantly associated with having more than 20 lifetime sex partners (AOR: 2.06, 95% CI: 1.24-3.44).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study demonstrates high rates of inconsistent condom use among young Aboriginal people who use drugs, highlighting their vulnerability to contracting sexually transmitted infections. Culturally tailored sexual health interventions must be made a priority and need to incorporate the reality of gendered differences in the context of multigenerational trauma, including non-consensual sex.
authors.affiliation: School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. nchavoshi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Negar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chavoshi
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: Akm
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moniruzzaman
authors.forename: Chris G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Martin T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Schechter
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Spittal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001955:British Columbia; D002947:Cities; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs
keywords: Aboriginal people; British Columbia; condoms; drug use