Titre :
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Sexual and drug-use risk factors for HIV and STDs : A comparison of women with and without bisexual experiences. (1999)
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Auteurs :
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V. GONZALES ;
E.M. ARREDONDO ;
L.I. CHAPMAN ;
A. DOWNER ;
H.J. HUCKEBA ;
M.R. KRONE ;
K.M. WASHIENKO ;
Center for Health Education and Research. University of Washington. Seattle. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 89, n° 12, 1999)
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Pagination :
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1841-1846
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Sida
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Virose
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Infection
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Maladie sexuellement transmissible
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Toxicomane
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Homme
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Femme
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Comportement sexuel
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Facteur risque
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Toxicomanie
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Hétérosexualité
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Stupéfiant
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Bisexualité
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Etude comparée
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Epidémiologie
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Immunopathologie
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 4viOhR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study was done to compare risk factors for HIV/STDs in women who reported having had sex with both men and women and women who reported having had sex with men only. Methods. Female participants in a multisite, randomized HIV/STD prevention study in the Seattle area reported both having had sex with a man in the 3 months before and having at least 1 risk factor for HIV/STDs during the year before the study. Of these women, 38% who reported ever having had sex with a women were compared with those who reported having had sex with men only. Results. Women who had had sex with both men and womenwere more likely than women who had had sex with men only to report drug use in the 3 months before the study, a greater lifetime number of number of male partners, a sex partner who had had sex with a prostitute, an earlier age at sexual contact (P<. for all comparisons women who had sex with both men and a mean of these risk factors vs among only conclusions. were more likely than to engage in multiple behaviors. health workers should be aware bisexual experience since this may marker behaviors hiv>
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