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. 2019 Feb 15;14(2):e0207970.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207970. eCollection 2019.

Associations between impulsivity, risk behavior and HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis seroprevalence among female prisoners in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study

Rachel M Arends  1 , Erni J Nelwan  2 , Ratna Soediro  3 , Reinout van Crevel  4 , Bachti Alisjahbana  5 , Herdiman T Pohan  2 , A Katinka L von Borries  6 , Aart H Schene  1   7 , André J A M van der Ven  4 , Arnt F A Schellekens  1   7   8
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Associations between impulsivity, risk behavior and HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis seroprevalence among female prisoners in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study

Rachel M Arends et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis share common transmission routes of which primarily unsafe sexual contact and injecting drug use are important. Impulsivity is a major factor contributing to this transmission risk behavior; however comprehensive studies within female, prison, and Asian populations are scarce. This cross-sectional study aims to delineate the contributions of different aspects of impulsivity to risk behavior, among female inmates living in a prison in Jakarta (N = 214). The relationships between various aspects of impulsivity, risk behaviors and seropositivity were tested using analyses of variance and logistic regression analyses. Motor impulsivity was related to alcohol use, reward-related impulsivity to drug use, and cognitive/goal-directed impulsivity to sexual risk behavior. Finally, goal-directed impulsivity was also directly associated with seropositivity. Specific aspects of impulsivity are associated with different types of risk behavior in Indonesian female prisoners, which can be relevant for future studies on infection prevention strategies for such a population.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Study inclusion flow chart.
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Fig 2. Associations of impulsivity and age with risk behaviors and infectious diseases.
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