Fear of AIDS and Risk Reduction among Heroin-Addicted Female Street Prostitutes: Personal Interviews with 72 Southern California Subjects.

Bellis, David J.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Fear of AIDS and Risk Reduction among Heroin-Addicted Female Street Prostitutes: Personal Interviews with 72 Southern California Subjects.

Bellis, David J.

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v35 n3 p26-37 Spr 1990

Interviewed 72 heroin-addicted female street prostitutes and assessed fear of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS risk reduction behavior, and prostitutes' recommendations for AIDS risk reduction programs. Self-reported data showed that, although subjects were afraid of AIDS, irrationality produced by addiction compelled risky behavior. Recommends AIDS-control policies targeted at intravenous drug abusing female prostitutes. (PVV)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Behavior Change, Disease Control, Drug Addiction, Fear, Females, Heroin, Sexuality

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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