Lisette P Irarrázabal1, Lilian Ferrer2, Natalia Villegas3, Sebastián Sanhueza4, Yerko Molina4, Rosina Cianelli2. 1. Escuela de Enfermería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile lisette.irarrazabal@gmail.com. 2. Escuela de Enfermería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA. 3. School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA. 4. Escuela de Enfermería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Women represent 15% of the people living with HIV in Chile. Risk behaviors for HIV are: multiple partners, unsafe sex, and exchange of sex for drugs/money. METHODOLOGY: A correlational design was used. A sample of 203 women who were sexually active and consumed substances within the last 3-months were selected for this study. RESULTS: The average age of the participants was 32.4 years (SD = 9.2) and 68.1% were housewives. The substance most commonly used was alcohol (95.1%) and marijuana (49.8%); 23.7% of the women were drunk or drugged before having sex; 74.4% had multiple sexual partners and 95.6% had unprotected sex. There is a significant correlation (p < 0.05) between substance abuse and HIV risk behaviors. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to develop more research to understand in depth the relationship between substance use and HIV risk among Chilean women. It is important to consider the use of substances to develop and implement HIV prevention programs in the Chilean community.
INTRODUCTION:Women represent 15% of the people living with HIV in Chile. Risk behaviors for HIV are: multiple partners, unsafe sex, and exchange of sex for drugs/money. METHODOLOGY: A correlational design was used. A sample of 203 women who were sexually active and consumed substances within the last 3-months were selected for this study. RESULTS: The average age of the participants was 32.4 years (SD = 9.2) and 68.1% were housewives. The substance most commonly used was alcohol (95.1%) and marijuana (49.8%); 23.7% of the women were drunk or drugged before having sex; 74.4% had multiple sexual partners and 95.6% had unprotected sex. There is a significant correlation (p < 0.05) between substance abuse and HIV risk behaviors. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to develop more research to understand in depth the relationship between substance use and HIV risk among Chilean women. It is important to consider the use of substances to develop and implement HIV prevention programs in the Chilean community.
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