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The relationship between community structural characteristics, the context of crack use, and HIV risk behaviors in San Salvador, El Salvador. Subst Use Misuse 2012 Feb;47(3):265-77

Date

01/06/2012

Pubmed ID

22217125

Pubmed Central ID

PMC3263344

DOI

10.3109/10826084.2011.635325

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84855481542 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   12 Citations

Abstract

This paper explores community structural factors in different low-income communities in the San Salvador, El Salvador, that account for differences in the social context in which crack is used and HIV risk behaviors among crack users. Results suggest that both more distal (type of low-income community, level of violent crime, and poverty) and proximate structural factors (type of site where drugs are used, and whether drugs are used within or outside of community of residence) influence HIV risk behaviors among drug users. Additionally, our results suggest that community structural factors influence the historical and geographic variation in drug use sites.

Author List

Dickson-Gomez J, McAuliffe T, Rivas de Mendoza L, Glasman L, Gaborit M

Authors

Julia Dickson-Gomez PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Laura R. Glasman PhD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Timothy L. McAuliffe PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Cocaine-Related Disorders
Condoms
Crack Cocaine
El Salvador
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Male
Residence Characteristics
Risk-Taking
Transients and Migrants
Unsafe Sex
Urban Population