HIV Susceptibility and Risk Behaviors amongst Female Heroin Offenders in Taiwan

台灣地區女性海洛因犯者之愛滋易感性與危險行爲

10.6784/FJS.200910.0053

李思賢(Tony Szu-Hsien Lee)

女性靜脈注射藥癮者 ； 愛滋病毒 ； 藥物注射危險行爲 ； 危險性行爲 ； 易感性 ； Female injection drug users ； HIV ； Injection-related risk practices ； Sex-related risk behaviors ； Susceptibility

台灣性學學刊

15卷2期（2009 / 10 / 01）

53 - 63

英文

A growing body of evidence in earlier studies indicated that injecting drug users (IDUs) experience greater difficulties in making changes when reducing their sexual risk behaviors than to reduce their drug-related risk practices. The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between HIV susceptibility and sexual risk behaviors, and injection risk practices among female IDUs in Taiwan. Two hundred and fifty four female IDUs agreed to participate in this study, and signed consent forms between June and August 2007. The questionnaire contained background information, drug-use history, injection-related risk practices, sex-related risk behaviors, HIV susceptibility, and measures of knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission. About 48% of the women reported having IDU sexual partners, and only 17% had used a condom during the last sexual encounter. Regarding injection-related practices, 72% did not share needles, and 58% did not share rinse water with others in the past year. Results from multiple regression analysis revealed that having IDU sexual partners and not using condom during the last sexual encounter were not statistically significant with HIV susceptibility (β=0.09, p＞0.05; β=0.02, p＞0.05, respectively). Age, and sharing needle and rinse water in past year were significantly associated with HIV susceptibility (β=0.19, p＜0.01; β=0.17, p＜0.05; β=0.20, p＜0.05, respectively). The findings provide evidence that injection-related risk practices obviously could raise HIV susceptibility of female IDUs, but sex-related risk behaviors did not. This implies that HIV and sexuality education should be provided to female injection drug users as soon as possible.

A growing body of evidence in earlier studies indicated that injecting drug users (IDUs) experience greater difficulties in making changes when reducing their sexual risk behaviors than to reduce their drug-related risk practices. The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between HIV susceptibility and sexual risk behaviors, and injection risk practices among female IDUs in Taiwan. Two hundred and fifty four female IDUs agreed to participate in this study, and signed consent forms between June and August 2007. The questionnaire contained background information, drug-use history, injection-related risk practices, sex-related risk behaviors, HIV susceptibility, and measures of knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission. About 48% of the women reported having IDU sexual partners, and only 17% had used a condom during the last sexual encounter. Regarding injection-related practices, 72% did not share needles, and 58% did not share rinse water with others in the past year. Results from multiple regression analysis revealed that having IDU sexual partners and not using condom during the last sexual encounter were not statistically significant with HIV susceptibility (β=0.09, p＞0.05; β=0.02, p＞0.05, respectively). Age, and sharing needle and rinse water in past year were significantly associated with HIV susceptibility (β=0.19, p＜0.01; β=0.17, p＜0.05; β=0.20, p＜0.05, respectively). The findings provide evidence that injection-related risk practices obviously could raise HIV susceptibility of female IDUs, but sex-related risk behaviors did not. This implies that HIV and sexuality education should be provided to female injection drug users as soon as possible.

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