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2009;44 (8): 1101-20.

Ethnic differences in substance use, sexual risk behaviors, and psychosocial factors in a sample of heterosexual methamphetamine users.

Shirley J Semple, Hortensia Amaro, Steffanie A Strathdee, Jim Zians, Thomas L Patterson
Author Information
  1. Shirley J Semple: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
PMID: 19544148 DOI: 10.1080/10826080802490055

Abstract

Ethnic differences in measures of substance use, sexual risk behaviors, and psychosocial factors (depression, stigma, self-esteem) were examined in a sample of 402 heterosexual methamphetamine users (55.0% Caucasian, 29.9% African American, 15.1% Latino) who participated in a sexual risk reduction intervention between June 2001 and March 2005 in San Diego, California. Participants were primarily male (67%) and noncollege graduates (72%) and belonged to the low-income group (66%). African Americans were older when they first used methamphetamine and had used fewer grams in the past 30 days; Caucasians were more likely to inject. A larger percentage of African Americans reported anonymous sex partners in the past 2 months. African Americans reported lower levels of social stigma, and Caucasians reported lower self-esteem. Limitations and potential applications of these findings to prevention and treatment programs for ethnic minority populations are discussed.

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Grants

  1. R01 MH061146/NIMH NIH HHS
  2. R01 MH061146-08/NIMH NIH HHS
  3. R01MH061146/NIMH NIH HHS

MeSH Term

Adolescent
Adult
Black or African American
Amphetamine-Related Disorders
California
Female
Heterosexuality
Humans
Male
Methamphetamine
Mexican Americans
Middle Aged
Psychology
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Substance-Related Disorders
White People
Young Adult

Chemicals

Methamphetamine
Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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