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. 2010 Mar-Apr;9(2):113-5.
doi: 10.1177/1545109709357472. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

Youth living with HIV and problem substance use: elevated distress is associated with nonadherence and sexual risk

Nicole R Nugent  1 , Larry K Brown, Marvin Belzer, Gary W Harper, Sharon Nachman, Sylvie Naar-King; Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
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Youth living with HIV and problem substance use: elevated distress is associated with nonadherence and sexual risk

Nicole R Nugent et al. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic). 2010 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: To examine health risk behaviors in distressed youth living with HIV (YLH) with problem substance use.

Methods: Assessed distress, antiretroviral (ARV) adherence, and unprotected sex in a racially and geographically diverse sample of 122 YLH.

Results: A total of 87% of distressed YLH reported significantly more past-month ARV nonadherence (odds ratio [OR] = 7.15) and were more likely to have unprotected sex under the influence (OR = 5.14) than nondistressed youth.

Conclusions: Distressed YLH with problem substance use may benefit from interventions to improve adherence and to decrease sexual risk, especially while under the influence of drugs.

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