RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Associations between impulsivity, risk behavior and HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis seroprevalence among female prisoners in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 468694
DO 10.1101/468694
A1 Rachel M. Arends
A1 Erni J. Nelwan
A1 Ratna Soediro
A1 Reinout van Crevel
A1 Bachti Alisjahbana
A1 Herdiman T. Pohan
A1 A. Katinka L. von Borries
A1 Aart H. Schene
A1 André J. A. M. van der Ven
A1 Arnt F. A. Schellekens
YR 2018
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/11/12/468694.abstract
AB 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 transmission risk behavior, among female inmates living in a prison in Jakarta (N=214). The relationships between various aspects of impulsivity, risky behavior 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 risky behaviors in Indonesian female prisoners, what can be relevant for future studies on infection prevention strategies for such a population.