Perceived HIV risk as a predictor of sexual risk behaviors and discrimination among high-risk women |
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| Authors: | Whitney C. Sewell Stephanie A. Blankenship |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St.?Louis, St.?Louis, MO, USA;2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St.?Louis School of Medicine, St.?Louis, MO, USA |
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| Abstract: | HIV risk perception and discrimination are important determinants of HIV prevention among vulnerable populations. Using Detroit’s 2016 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) Survey, we evaluated demographic variables, risk behaviors, and perception of HIV stigma and discrimination stratified by perceived HIV risk (high, medium, low) in a sample of high-risk women. Significant variables were identified using Pearson Chi-squared tests and one-way analysis of variance tests. Among 541 females surveyed, 93.0% were black and 87.7% lived in poverty. Women’s poverty (p?=?.010), employment (p?=?.012), insurance (p?=?.024) and homelessness status (p?p?=?.007), had unprotected anal/vaginal sex in the past year (86.7%, p?=?.025), participated in sex exchange (63.4%, p?p?
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| Keywords: | High-risk women risk behaviors HIV discrimination |
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