Benue State University, Makurdi

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND RISKY SEXUAL PRACTICES AMONG STREET INVOLVED ADULTS IN SELECTED LOCATIONS IN NIGERIA

Abayomi Sunday Daramola, Benjamin Oladapo Olley

Abstract

This study investigated the risky sexual practices among street involved adults with substance use disorder in selected locations in Nigeria and how to facilitate efficacy of psychological intervention of harm reduction among them in order to reduce the negative impact on individuals and the society. There is dearth of qualitativeand observation studies among this population becauseprior studies focused on inpatients and outpatients' populations that are easily reachable to scholars and clinicians, consequently, this study focused on the pattern of the risky practices and possible strategy for harm reduction among street involved adults. Direct Field Observation, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and In-depth Interview (IDI) was used to bring about information from male and female participants aged 18-65 with over 10 years' active use of polysubstance drugs that are active in sexual practices. The use of different substances concurrently and simultaneously as sexual enhancing substance with multiple sexual partners and unsafe sexual activities increased the risk of catching, contracting and spreading Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD), particularly HIV/AIDS.

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