Gender Differences in the Relationship between Methamphetamine Use and High-risk Sexual Behavior among Prisoners: A Nationwide, Cross-sectional Survey in Japan.

This study aimed to examine the relationship between methamphetamine (MA) use and high-risk sexual behavior among newly incarcerated prisoners in Japan. We conducted a secondary analysis using cross-sectional survey data, which constituted a nationwide prison sample surveyed between July and November 2017. In total, 699 participants (462 male and 237 female prisoners), who completed the self-administered questionnaire during imprisonment were recruited for the study.

Gender Differences in Triggers of Stimulant Use Based on the National Survey of Prisoners in Japan.

There are a few studies on gender differences in terms of reasons and motives for methamphetamine use. To examine gender differences in triggers of methamphetamine use We provided a questionnaire survey to 699 inmates who were incarcerated because of violation of the Stimulants Control Act. The results of DAST-20 (the severity of drug dependence) moderately correlated with the applicable numbers of the 37 situational triggers and 34 emotional triggers for stimulant use, respectively.