Determinants of HIV positivity among injecting drug users in Delhi and Punjab

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...

HIV and HCV infection among injecting drug users.

BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are the two blood-borne pathogens most commonly transmitted among injection drug users via multi-person use of syringes and other injection equipment. However, important differences exist in the epidemiology of HIV and HCV within different populations of intravenous drug users. METHOD A literature review was carried out...

HIV risk behavior among injecting drug users in Amsterdam

[Vulnerability to HIV among female injecting drug users].

OBJECTIVE To assess some aspects of vulnerability to HIV infection in women users of injecting drugs. METHODS Thirteen semi-structured interviews were performed with female drug users (or former users) of injecting drugs, leaving in the East side of São Paulo, in 2002. The script of interviews approached four focal point issues: socioeconomic context and affective relationships, drug use, pre...

Suicidal ideation and HIV risk behaviors among a cohort of injecting drug users in New Delhi, India

BACKGROUND Data on mental health among injecting drug users in South Asia is scarce yet poor mental health among users has significant implications for the success of HIV prevention and treatment programmes. A cohort of 449 injecting drug users in Delhi was examined on the following issues (1) examine trends in suicidal ideation, suicide plan and suicidal attempts over a 12-month period, (2) ex...