Despite tremendous advances in HIV research, women and gender diverse people—
particularly women from racial and ethnic groups under-represented in research …

HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and interpersonal violence (IV; eg,
childhood abuse, partner violence, and rape) victimization are significant and …

Introduction Women who use drugs (WWUD) are prime candidates for pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) due to their elevated risk of acquiring HIV through biological, behavioral …

Over one million Americans live with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and roughly
20 percent of those living with HIV are unaware of their status. One way to decrease this …

Background and purpose Women who use illicit drugs (“drug users”) are exposed to human
papillomaviruses (HPVs) from lifestyle risks that include sex risk behaviors, human …

Substance-abusing pregnant and postpartum women are less likely to maintain consistent
condom use and drug and alcohol abstinence, which is particularly concerning in high HIV …

The acquisition and transmission of HIV can be influenced by behavioral health conditions
such as mental health and substance use disorders. Women with these conditions have a …

This chapter presents an overview of substance use–related disorders among the female
population. It starts justifying the needs to study this specific group of individuals. It describes …

HIV/AIDS is one of the leading causes of death among reproductive-age women throughout
the world, and substance abuse plays a major role in HIV infection. We conducted a …

Résumé Dans le domaine des addictions, différentes théories motivationnelles existent,
comme le modèle transthéorique de Prochaska et Diclemente, la théorie de …