Sex partners of Alaskan drug users: HIV transmission between white men and Alaska native women

This study describes patterns of sexual behavior and condom use in a sample of 1125 Black, White, and Alaska Native drug users. Data are self-reports of recent sexual behavior, including descriptions of(up to) the five most recent sex partners. This provided information on 1116 sex partner pairs, of which at least one partner was a drag user. Sex partner pairs involving a White man and an Alaska Native woman were frequently reported. Level of condom use within these pairs was significantly lower than within all other pairs. The implications of a potential vector of HIV transmission from White, drug using men to Alaska Native women are discussed.