Associations between Cannabis Use and Sexual Risk Behavior among Women under Community Supervision: A Brief Report
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-22-2021
Publication Title
International Journal of Sexual Health
First page number:
1
Last page number:
8
Abstract
Objectives: Cannabis use and sexual risk behavior have been found to co-occur, but more research on these associations is needed among criminal justice-involved women (i.e., courts, jails, or prisons). Methods: Regression models examined past 90-day cannabis use on unprotected sex, multiple sexual partners, and STIs/HIV among 306 women under NYC community supervision, adjusting for alcohol, other illicit substances, and socio-demographics. Results: Cannabis use, but not alcohol or other illicit substance use, was positively associated with having unprotected sex and multiple sexual partners, but not STIs or HIV. Conclusions: Criminal justice-involved women may benefit from sexual risk reduction interventions incorporating cannabis content.
Keywords
Cannabis; Sexual risk behavior; Criminal justice
Disciplines
Environmental Public Health | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health
Language
English
Repository Citation
Slavin, M. N.,
Hochstatter, K.,
Kraus, S. W.,
Earleywine, M.,
El-Bassel, N.
(2021).
Associations between Cannabis Use and Sexual Risk Behavior among Women under Community Supervision: A Brief Report.
International Journal of Sexual Health
1-8.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2020.1864558
