Document 0890
 DOCN  M9460890
 TI    Sexual issues and condom use among injecting drug users.
 DT    9404
 AU    White D; Phillips K; Mulleady G; Cupitt C; Department of Psychology,
       University of East London.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1993;5(4):427-37. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94154023
 AB    Recent surveys of injecting drug users reveal that their injecting
       behaviours have changed in the light of HIV, but their sexual behaviours
       have not and, in particular, they remain reluctant to use condoms to
       reduce the risks of sexual transmission. In an attempt to explore this
       issue further the present study assessed the behaviours and attitudes of
       injecting drug users to sexual issues, including condom use. Condom use
       was low. Obstacles to their use included for some a desire to conceive,
       for many a belief in their infertility, a perceived invulnerability to
       HIV infection through their sexual behaviour patterns, a dislike of
       condoms and difficulty in negotiating condom use with partners. The
       lifestyle of drug users may also have an influence on condom use. Many
       drug users funded their habit through illegal activities including
       prostitution, theft and fraud. The association between these and other
       factors and condom use are explored.
 DE    Adult  *Condoms  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Life Style  Male
       Middle Age  Needle Sharing/ADVERSE EFFECTS/PSYCHOLOGY  *Sex Behavior
       Sexual Partners/PSYCHOLOGY  Social Environment  Substance Abuse,
       Intravenous/COMPLICATIONS/*PSYCHOLOGY  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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