Open AccessThe Link Between the Use of Crack Cocaine and the Sexually Transmitted Diseases of a Clinic Population
Author(s) -
Jonathan M. Ellen,
Lilly M. Langer,
Rick S. Zimmerman,
Rebecca J. Cabral,
Ron Fichtner
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/00007435-199611000-00013
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , syphilis , odds ratio , demography , risk factor , population , logistic regression , sexually transmitted disease , cross sectional study , protective factor , confidence interval , cocaine use , psychiatry , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , pathology , sociology
To determine whether personal and/or a partner's use of crack cocaine is associated with the diagnosis of early syphilis or gonorrhea independent of high-risk sex behaviors, and to determine whether the relationships between crack cocaine and associated sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are similar for adolescents and adults.