Investigators publish new data in the report 'A longitudinal study of incarceration and HIV risk among methadone maintained men and their primary female partners.' According to a study from the United States, 'This study examines the longitudinal relationship between personal and sexual partner incarceration and subsequent HIV risk behaviors among drug-involved men and their primary female sexual partners. A random sample of 356 men in methadone treatment in New York City were interviewed at baseline, 6 and 12 months; these men also reported information on their primary female sexual partners.'
'Female partner recent incarceration was associated with subsequent increase in multiple partnerships for the male participants (AOR: 3.31; 95% C.I.: 1.26-8.72, P < .05). Female partner incarceration was also associated with reduced likelihood of subsequent unprotected sex between primary partners (AOR: .13; 95% C.I.: .05-.40, P < .01); this finding is somewhat unique and warrants further investigation. Findings support the notion of mutual influence in the case of female partner incarceration, which is associated with both female partner and male partner risk behaviors,' wrote M.W. Epperson and colleagues, State University of New Jersey, Center for Behavioral Health (see also HIV/AIDS).
The researchers concluded: 'HIV prevention implications are discussed, including the need for couple-based HIV prevention interventions targeting couples affected by incarceration.'
Epperson and colleagues published their study in Aids and Behavior (A longitudinal study of incarceration and HIV risk among methadone maintained men and their primary female partners. Aids and Behavior, 2011;15(2):347-55).
For more information, contact M.W. Epperson, The State University of New Jersey, Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research, Rutgers, 176 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA.
Publisher contact information for the journal Aids and Behavior is: Springer, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA.
Keywords: City:New Brunswick, State:NJ, Country:United States, HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS, Primate Lentiviruses, RNA Viruses, Retroviridae, Risk and Prevention, Vertebrate Viruses, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
This article was prepared by Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week via NewsRx.com.
