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Associations between Cannabis Use and Sexual Risk Behavior among Women under Community Supervision: A Brief Report
Melissa N Slavin1, Karli Hochstatter1, Shane W Kraus2
1School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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.
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