Sexually transmitted infections, sexual risk behaviours and perceived barriers to safe sex among drug users
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, ISSN: 1326-0200, Vol: 37, Issue: 4, Page: 311-315
2013
- 12Citations
- 77Captures
Metric Options: Counts1 Year3 YearSelecting the 1-year or 3-year option will change the metrics count to percentiles, illustrating how an article or review compares to other articles or reviews within the selected time period in the same journal. Selecting the 1-year option compares the metrics against other articles/reviews that were also published in the same calendar year. Selecting the 3-year option compares the metrics against other articles/reviews that were also published in the same calendar year plus the two years prior.
Example: if you select the 1-year option for an article published in 2019 and a metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019. If you select the 3-year option for the same article published in 2019 and the metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Citation Benchmarking is provided by Scopus and SciVal and is different from the metrics context provided by PlumX Metrics.
Example: if you select the 1-year option for an article published in 2019 and a metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019. If you select the 3-year option for the same article published in 2019 and the metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Citation Benchmarking is provided by Scopus and SciVal and is different from the metrics context provided by PlumX Metrics.
Metrics Details
- Citations12
- Citation Indexes10
- 10
- CrossRef8
- Policy Citations2
- Policy Citation2
- Captures77
- Readers77
- 77
Article Description
Drug users are at elevated risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study examines prevalence of STIs and perceived barriers to safe sex among drug users accessing low‐threshold primary healthcare in inner‐city Sydney. Data were extracted manually from clients’ medical records and analysed using STATA. Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea were low (<2%), whereas hepatitis C (62%), hepatitis A (30%), and previous exposure to hepatitis B (25%) were more common. Recent unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse were reported by 85% and 26% of clients, respectively. Younger clients and those with a history of sex work or recent anal intercourse were more likely to report multiple recent unprotected sex partners. Having a regular sex partner was the most prevalent barrier to condom use (37%), and was more likely to be identified by clients who were older, of Indigenous descent, and/or heterosexual. Drug intoxication was a second important barrier (20%), and was more commonly identified by excessive alcohol users. Targeted programs might increase awareness regarding the benefits of condom use and potential sexual risk associated with regular partners. Periodic assessments of alcohol use, and brief interventions for drug users who report problematic use, should also be considered.
Bibliographic Details
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020023008658; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12077; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84881519660&origin=inward; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23895472; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1326020023008658; http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/1753-6405.12077; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1753-6405.12077/abstract; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1753-6405.12077; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1753-6405.12077; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1753-6405.12077; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1753-6405.12077/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+and+related+systems+will+have+3+hours+of+downtime+on+Saturday+12th+September+2015+from+10%3A00-13%3A00+BST+%2F+05%3A00-08%3A00+EDT+%2F+17%3A00-20%3A00+SGT+for+essential+maintenance.++Apologies+for+the+inconvenience.
Elsevier BV
Provide Feedback
Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know