Characteristics and predictors of HIV risk behaviors among injection-drug-using men and women in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Somlai, Anton M.; Kelly, Jeffrey A.; Benotsch, Eric
- Source
- AIDS Education & Prevention; August 2002, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p295-305, 11p
- Subject
- AIDS risk factors
People with drug addiction
Human behavior
Human sexuality
Psychology of drug addiction
Drugs & sex
Sexual intercourse
Drug abuse
Russia
- Language
- ISSN
- 08999546
A study examined characteristics and predictors of HIV risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) in St. Petersburg in the Russian Federation. The participants were 100 female and 139 male IDUs in St. Petersburg. Results revealed that more than 40 percent of participants had shared needles in the month previous to the study and did so an average of 11 times during that period, confirming continuing high rates of needle sharing among IDUs. With regard to sexual behavior, 36 percent of participants had numerous sexual partners in the month prior to the study, and unprotected intercourse was extremely common. Other results of the study and the limitations of the study are discussed.