Abstract
Methods Among the Non-Injecting Drug Users (NIDUs) in the South Bronx and Harlem, New York City questionnaires were administered about the past use and within last three months use of crack cocaine and powder cocaine, alcohol, marijuana/hashish, and heroin and HIV-related sexual behaviors. Sexual behavior was summarized as a single variable, the Vaginal Equivalent Episode (VEE) score; VEE scores above and below the median were categorized as high and low sexual risk respectively.
Highlights
Unlike injecting drug use, non-injecting drug use has not been definitively shown to be a risk factor for the sexual transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections
HIV-related high-risk sexual behaviors would be more prevalent among non-injecting cocaine users than non-users and among multidrug users than single drug users
Among the Non-Injecting Drug Users (NIDUs) in the South Bronx and Harlem, New York City questionnaires were administered about the past use and within last three months use of crack cocaine and powder cocaine, alcohol, marijuana/hashish, and heroin and HIV-related sexual behaviors
Summary
Non-injecting drug use has not been definitively shown to be a risk factor for the sexual transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections. HIV-related high-risk sexual behaviors would be more prevalent among non-injecting cocaine users than non-users and among multidrug users than single drug users
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