Substance abuse and HIV risk behaviours amongst primary health care service users in Cape Town

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dc.contributor.advisorWard, Catherine L
dc.contributor.advisorMertens, Jennifer R
dc.contributor.authorFlisher, Alan J
dc.contributor.authorBresick, Graham F
dc.contributor.authorSterling, Stacy A
dc.contributor.authorBresick, Graham F
dc.contributor.authorSterling, Stacy A
dc.contributor.authorDistiller, Greg B
dc.contributor.authorWeisner, Constance M
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-10T10:31:23Z
dc.date.available2017-08-10T10:31:23Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.updated2016-01-12T14:27:28Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: To document prevalence of, and association between, substance use and HIV risk behaviours among primary care patients.Method: Cross-sectional survey. Four primary care clinics in Cape Town. We selected clinics using stratified sampling, and systematically selected 131 patients from attendance logs. We assessed substance use with the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test, and HIV risk with items addressing injection drug use, blood-sharing rituals, and sexual risk behaviours. Results: Substances most used at hazardous levels were tobacco (28.2%) and alcohol (14.8%). Among possible HIV risk factors, highest prevalence was participation in blood-sharing rituals (25%), and having had an STI (19.8%). An association between substance use and sexual risk behaviours was only found among those aged 18-24. Conclusion: In younger patients, presence of substance use or HIV risk behaviours increases the probability that the other is present.
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dc.identifier.apacitationFlisher, A. J., Bresick, G. F., Sterling, S. A., Bresick, G. F., Sterling, S. A., Distiller, G. B., & Weisner, C. M. (2005). <i>Substance abuse and HIV risk behaviours amongst primary health care service users in Cape Town</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24859en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFlisher, Alan J, Graham F Bresick, Stacy A Sterling, Graham F Bresick, Stacy A Sterling, Greg B Distiller, and Constance M Weisner. <i>"Substance abuse and HIV risk behaviours amongst primary health care service users in Cape Town."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24859en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWard, C. L., Mertens, J. R., Flisher, A. J., Bresick, G. F., Sterling, S. A., Distiller, G. B., & Weisner, C. M. (2005). Substance abuse and HIV risk behaviours amongst primary health care service users in Cape Town. African Journal of Psychiatry, 8(4), 160-165.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Flisher, Alan J AU - Bresick, Graham F AU - Sterling, Stacy A AU - Bresick, Graham F AU - Sterling, Stacy A AU - Distiller, Greg B AU - Weisner, Constance M AB - Objective: To document prevalence of, and association between, substance use and HIV risk behaviours among primary care patients.Method: Cross-sectional survey. Four primary care clinics in Cape Town. We selected clinics using stratified sampling, and systematically selected 131 patients from attendance logs. We assessed substance use with the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test, and HIV risk with items addressing injection drug use, blood-sharing rituals, and sexual risk behaviours. Results: Substances most used at hazardous levels were tobacco (28.2%) and alcohol (14.8%). Among possible HIV risk factors, highest prevalence was participation in blood-sharing rituals (25%), and having had an STI (19.8%). An association between substance use and sexual risk behaviours was only found among those aged 18-24. Conclusion: In younger patients, presence of substance use or HIV risk behaviours increases the probability that the other is present. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - African Journal of Psychiatry LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Substance abuse and HIV risk behaviours amongst primary health care service users in Cape Town TI - Substance abuse and HIV risk behaviours amongst primary health care service users in Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24859 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/24859
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFlisher AJ, Bresick GF, Sterling SA, Bresick GF, Sterling SA, Distiller GB, et al. Substance abuse and HIV risk behaviours amongst primary health care service users in Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24859en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceAfrican Journal of Psychiatry
dc.source.urihttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajpsy/article/view/30199
dc.titleSubstance abuse and HIV risk behaviours amongst primary health care service users in Cape Town
dc.typeThesis
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