Metrics details. Women under community supervision in the U. Informal social support, provided by family, friends, and other peers, is important for reducing drug and sexual risk behaviors and improving utilization of healthcare services. The availability of informal social support and the impact on receipt of healthcare services among the growing and highly vulnerable population of sexually-active and drug- and justice-involved women has not been documented.
The sample included women in community supervision programs in New York, New York, USA, with a recent history of substance use and risky sexual behavior. At baseline, Women with support for substance use risk reduction were more likely than women without this type of support to receive all health services analyzed in this study.
Having support for sexual risk reduction was also positively associated will receipt of all services, except reproductive healthcare.
Having support for personal or emotional problems was only associated with receiving drug or alcohol counseling or treatment, while having support for tangible aid or service did not impact receipt of any health services.
Registered 6 February - Retrospectively registered. Although there are approximately 3. As a result, the number of women under community supervision in the U.
