Qualitative analysis of cocaine and heroin users’ main partner sex-risk behavior: is safety in love safety in health?

In 2009, 27% of the 48,100 estimated new cases of HIV were attributed to heterosexual contact with an infected or at-risk person. Sexually active adults are less likely to use condoms in relationships with main partners than with non-regular partners, despite general knowledge that condom use reduces HIV transmission.The purpose of this secondary qualitative analysis was to explore and contextualize perceptions of main partnerships, HIV risk,...