You Donʼt Ask for Trouble”
Women Who Do Sex and Drugs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13854263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Beaty Muller (Marymount University, corresponding author), Joyceen S Boyle (Augusta University) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 35-48 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family & Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057 |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00003727-199610000-00007 |
| OpenAlex | W2322823242 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This study explored the experiences and context of women who reported multiple sexual partners and the use of illicit drugs, particularly crack cocaine. Women who engage in sex with multiple partners for money to purchase drugs are at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. An important focus of the study was how women understood HIV disease and the circumstances and meaning associated with condom use. Ethnographic interviews were used to collect and analyze data from 23 women in a city jail. The manner in which drugs were obtained as well as the nature of sexual relationships varied considerably among the women. Maintaining sexual relationships with men and obtaining drugs were higher priorities for most women than protection against HIV disease. Oppressive gender dynamics influenced how women organized their behavior and interpreted their experiences
Condom · Context (archaeology · Disease · Ethnography · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Meaning (existential · Psychotherapist · Safer sex · Sociology · Syphilis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2002 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |