Depressive symptoms and HIV-risk behavior in inner-city users of drug injections

W E Hawkins; C Latkin; M J Hawkins; D Chowdury

doi:10.2466/pr0.1998.82.1.137

Depressive symptoms and HIV-risk behavior in inner-city users of drug injections

Psychol Rep. 1998 Feb;82(1):137-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1998.82.1.137.

Authors

W E Hawkins¹, C Latkin, M J Hawkins, D Chowdury

Affiliation

¹ Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 9520544
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1998.82.1.137

Abstract

The association of HIV risk-taking behavior with frequency of depressive symptoms varied by specific risk behavior and amount of harm reduction of behavior of men and women (N = 642), 80% of whom were African-American.

MeSH terms

Adult
Baltimore / epidemiology
Depression / epidemiology*
Female
HIV Infections / transmission*
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Regression Analysis
Risk-Taking*
Substance Abuse, Intravenous / epidemiology*
Urban Health / statistics & numerical data*