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ASSESSING RISK BEHAVIORS AND PREVALENCE OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED AND BLOOD-BORNE INFECTIONS AMONG FEMALE CRACK COCAINE USERS INSALVADOR--BAHIA, BRAZIL
Prevalence of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections
Female crack cocaine
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Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. Fundação Bahiana para o Desenvolvimento das Ciências. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Universidade Federal da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Center for the Study and Treatment of Drug Abuse. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. Fundação Bahiana para o Desenvolvimento das Ciências. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
University of California at Berkeley. Department of Epidemiology. School of Public Health. USA
Universidade Federal da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Center for the Study and Treatment of Drug Abuse. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. Fundação Bahiana para o Desenvolvimento das Ciências. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
University of California at Berkeley. Department of Epidemiology. School of Public Health. USA
Resumen en ingles
Crack cocaine use is associated with risky sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including
HIV. We investigated sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics and infection rates in female crack cocaine
users from impoverished communities of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A sample of 125 female crack cocaine users was
recruited. Overall, the interviewees had low educational level and high rate of unemployment (close to 90%). Onethird
(37%) reported having traded sex for money or drugs, and 58% reported that they had not used condoms during
intercourse in the last 30 days. The prevalence of infections was low: HIV-1.6%; HCV-2.4%; HBV- 0.8%; HTLV I/II-
4.0%; and syphilis-4.0%. The combination of dire poverty and high prevalence of risk behaviors turn such populations
a preferential target of initiatives aiming to reduce drug-related harm and promote social development. Low
infection rates should not be viewed with complacency, but as a window of opportunity to implement prevention
initiatives and reduce social marginalization.
Palabras clave en ingles
Risk behaviorsPrevalence of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections
Female crack cocaine
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