Decreased injecting is associated with increased alcohol consumption among injecting drug users in northern Vietnam
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Drug injecting and HIV risk among injecting drug users in Hai Phong, Vietnam: a qualitative analysis
BACKGROUND Hai Phong, located in northern Vietnam, has become a high HIV prevalence province among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) since the infection shifted from the southern to the northern region of the country. Previous research indicates high levels of drug and sex related risk behaviour especially among younger IDUs. Our recent qualitative research provides a deeper understanding of HIV risk...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Drug Policy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0955-3959
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.12.003