Drug use, sexual behaviour and HIV risk of the homeless in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
West Indian med. j
;
48(2): 57-60, Jun. 1999.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Data were collected from 88 homeless persons in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad to assess HIV risk. 68of the sample were engaging in unprotected sex with multiple partners, 25were exchanging sex for money, and 29.5were regularly smoking crack cocaine. Many had two or more of these behaviours that put them at high risk of HIV infection. Females were significantly more likely to be sex traders, to engage in bisexual behaviour and to have a history of psychiatric illness. The relationship between psychiatric illness and HIV risk behaviours among homeless female persons is explored. Educational interventions are suggested to reduce the public health risks in this population.
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Main subject:
Risk-Taking
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Sexual Behavior
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Ill-Housed Persons
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HIV Infections
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Substance-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Trinidad and Tobago
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of the West Indies/TT
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