Social network analysis and high risk behavior characteristics of recreational drug users: a qualitative study / 中华预防医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
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(12): 938-941, 2014.
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en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-302559
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the characteristics of recreational drug users' behaviors and social network, as well as their potential impact to the transmission of sexual transmitted infections (STI).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Qualitative interview was used to collect information on rough estimation of population size and behavior change before and after recreational drug use. A total of 120 participants were recruited by convenient sampling from April to October, 2013 in a community of Qingdao city. Blood specimens were taken for HIV/syphilis serological testing and social network analysis was performed to understand the characteristics of their behavior and social network.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All participants used methamphetamine and 103 of them showed social connection. The prevalence of syphilis and HIV were 24.2% (29/120) and 2.5% (3/120) respectively. The estimated size of recreational drug users was big with a wide diversity of occupations and age range, and males were more frequent than females. Drug use may affect condom use and frequent drug users showed symptom of psychosis and neuro-toxicities. The size of social network was 2.45 ± 1.63 in the past 6 months, which indicated an increasing trend of the sexual partner number and risky behaviors.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Recreational drug use could increase the size of social network among sex partners, the frequency of risky sexual behaviors and syphilis prevalence, which indicate a high risk of HIV/STI among this population as well as a huge burden of disease prevention and control in the future.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Asunción de Riesgos
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Apoyo Social
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Parejas Sexuales
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Sífilis
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Infecciones por VIH
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Prevalencia
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Sexo Inseguro
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Consumidores de Drogas
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Metanfetamina
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Investigación cualitativa
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
Año:
2014
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Artículo
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