Perceptions of HIV Risk Behaviors and Service Needs Among Methamphetamine Users in Rural Appalachian Tennessee

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15414830
AutoresSamuel A Macmaster (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, autor de correspondencia), Kelly Tripp (Knoxville College), Sherri Argo (Knoxville College)
Año2008
Volumen7
Número1
Páginas115-130
Fecha de publicación2008-04-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1533-2640 • E-ISSN: 1533-2659
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332640802083329
PMID19842304
OpenAlexW2019546473
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas7

Like many areas of the country, the state of Tennessee is experiencing a recent and growing rise in the rate of methamphetamine use, particularly in rural areas of the state. While substance use is a known risk factor for contracting HIV/AIDS, there is limited information regarding the risk behaviors of rural methamphetamine users. This paper seeks to document the existence of known HIV risk behaviors as they relate to rural southern methamphetamine use. Qualitative interviews with ninety-seven current and former methamphetamine users from the Cumberland Plateau area, a rural mountainous region in the state of Tennessee, suggest that methamphetamine users are putting themselves at risk for contracting HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne diseases through high-risk injection and sexual behaviors. Additionally, the results present the perceptions of respondents regarding the impact of methamphetamine use on rural communities and related service needs

Business · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Methamphetamine · Perception · Psychiatry · Risk perception · Rural area · Service (business · State (computer science · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Gerontology · Marketing