       Document 0667
 DOCN  M9610667
 TI    Prospective effects of perceived risk of developing HIV/AIDS on risk
       behaviors among injection drug users in Puerto Rico.
 DT    9601
 AU    Robles RR; Cancel LI; Colon HM; Matos TD; Freeman DH; Sahai H; Research
       Institute, Mental Health and Anti Addiction Services; Administration,
       San Juan, Puerto Rico.
 SO    Addiction. 1995 Aug;90(8):1105-11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96024236
 AB    The relationship between perceived risk of developing AIDS and
       subsequent behavioral risk status is estimated for 1740 Puerto Rican
       injection drug users (IDUs). Prospective behavioral effects were
       examined comparing data collected at two intervals approximately 6
       months apart. We estimated the association between perceived risk at
       baseline and risky behaviors at follow-up with unadjusted odds ratios.
       We confirmed the results with adjusted odds ratios using logistic
       regressions which included baseline risk status as well as
       socio-demographic and health status covariates. The analyses showed that
       having a high HIV/AIDS risk perception was related to subsequent sharing
       of needles, injection of drugs in shooting galleries and sharing of
       cookers. None of the tests between risk perception and sex risk
       behaviors showed a significance association. Increasing IDUs' perceived
       vulnerability to HIV/AIDS might not be effective in helping reduce HIV
       risk behaviors. IDUs perceiving themselves to be at high risk of AIDS
       might believe there is little they can do to reverse the consequences of
       risky behavior.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY/
       *TRANSMISSION  Adult  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge, Attitudes,
       Practice  Male  Middle Age  Needle Sharing/PSYCHOLOGY/STATISTICS & NUMER
       DATA  Puerto Rico/EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Risk-Taking  Social Environment
       Substance Abuse, Intravenous/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/  *PSYCHOLOGY
       Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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