Contextualizing gender differences and methamphetamine use with HIV prevalence within a South African community

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 583-590

  Wechsberg, Wendee M ^a,b,c,d   Doherty, Irene A ^a,b   Myers, Bronwyn ^e,f   Morgan Lopez, Antonio A ^a   Emanuel, Andrea ^a   Carney, Tara ^e   Kline, Tracy L ^a   Zule, William A ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ZAFn Medical Research Council   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Gender; HIV risk; Methamphetamine; Neighbourhood; Place; Social context; South Africa

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIV INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902834336     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.10.016     Document Type: Article

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