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Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior 2/2012

01.02.2012 | Original Paper

Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Urban African American High-Risk Women With Main Sex Partners

verfasst von: Suzanne M. Dolwick Grieb, Melissa Davey-Rothwell, Carl A. Latkin

Erschienen in: AIDS and Behavior | Ausgabe 2/2012

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Abstract

To determine correlates of concurrent sexual partnerships among high-risk low-income urban African American women, survey responses of 337 women who had main sexual partners for over 6 months and reported high-risk behaviors were analyzed; 142 of these women also reported other sexual partnerships within the past 90 days. Unadjusted analyses showed that concurrency was significantly associated with relationship status, sexual debut, forced sex, incarceration of self and partners, depression, drug use, known or suspected partner nonmonogamy, and partner drug use. Age of sexual debut, relationship status, and indicators of problem drug use remained significantly associated with concurrency when controlling for individual factors, and only indicators of problem drug use and known or suspected partner nonmonogamy remained significantly associated with concurrency when also controlling for partner characteristics. Our results suggest the presence of extensive sexual networks within this population and document the need for interventions that address drug abuse and partnership instability. Moreover, the strong association between concurrency and perceptions of partners’ nonmonogamy suggest the need for intervention to target men and women in this core group.
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Metadaten
Titel
Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Urban African American High-Risk Women With Main Sex Partners
verfasst von
Suzanne M. Dolwick Grieb
Melissa Davey-Rothwell
Carl A. Latkin
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2012
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
AIDS and Behavior / Ausgabe 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9954-6

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