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Sexual violence among a cohort of injection drug users

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  • Braitstein, Paula
  • Li, Kathy
  • Tyndall, Mark
  • Spittal, Patricia
  • O'Shaughnessy, Michael V.
  • Schilder, Arn
  • Johnston, Caitlin
  • Hogg, Robert S.
  • Schechter, Martin T.

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The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of, and factors associated with, sexual violence in childhood, adolescence and adulthood, among injection drug using men and women. The Vancouver Injection Drug User Study is a prospective cohort of injection drug users (IDU) begun in 1996. The analysis included all individuals who completed the baseline questionnaire who responded to a question about sexual assault. Multivariate modeling was used to determine and to what extent a history of sexual violence at different ages is predictive of HIV risk and other health risk behaviors. HIV prevalence was calculated as the total current number of HIV-positive individuals in the cohort. Of the 1437 eligible individuals, 36% reported a lifetime history of sexual violence; 68% of women, and 19% of men (p

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  • Braitstein, Paula & Li, Kathy & Tyndall, Mark & Spittal, Patricia & O'Shaughnessy, Michael V. & Schilder, Arn & Johnston, Caitlin & Hogg, Robert S. & Schechter, Martin T., 2003. "Sexual violence among a cohort of injection drug users," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 57(3), pages 561-569, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:57:y:2003:i:3:p:561-569
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    1. For the Cedar Project Partnership & Pearce, Margo E. & Christian, Wayne M. & Patterson, Katharina & Norris, Kat & Moniruzzaman, Akm & Craib, Kevin J.P. & Schechter, Martin T. & Spittal, Patricia M., 2008. "The Cedar Project: Historical trauma, sexual abuse and HIV risk among young Aboriginal people who use injection and non-injection drugs in two Canadian cities," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 66(11), pages 2185-2194, June.
    2. Stoltz, Jo-Anne Madeleine & Shannon, Kate & Kerr, Thomas & Zhang, Ruth & Montaner, Julio S. & Wood, Evan, 2007. "Associations between childhood maltreatment and sex work in a cohort of drug-using youth," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 65(6), pages 1214-1221, September.
    3. Fairbairn, Nadia & Small, Will & Shannon, Kate & Wood, Evan & Kerr, Thomas, 2008. "Seeking refuge from violence in street-based drug scenes: Women's experiences in North America's first supervised injection facility," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 67(5), pages 817-823, September.

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