Editorial Commentary: Sexual Risk Behavior in HIV‐Infected Injection Drug Users

Sexual risk behavior in HIV-infected injection drug users.

Changes in sexual and drug-related risk behavior following antiretroviral therapy initiation among HIV-infected injection drug users.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether HAART is associated with subsequent sexual and drug-related risk behavior compensation among injection drug users (IDUs). DESIGN A community-based cohort study of 362 HIV-infected IDUs initiating HAART in Baltimore, Maryland. METHODS HAART use and risk behavior was assessed at 8316 biannual study visits (median 23). Using logistic regression with generalized es...

Increase in sexual risk behavior associated with immunologic response to highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected injection drug users.

This study identifies factors associated with high-risk sexual and drug injection behaviors among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected injection drug users (IDUs) after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Participants of a large cohort study of IDUs in Baltimore were seen at semiannual visits; blood samples to determine HIV serostatus and CD4+ cell count were obta...

Sexual transmission of HIV-1 among injection drug users in San Francisco, USA: risk-factor analysis.

BACKGROUND Many new HIV-1 infections in the USA occur in injection drug users (IDUs). HIV-1seroconversion of IDUs is mainly associated with injection-related risk factors. Harm- reduction programmes concentrate on injection-risk behaviour. We aimed to establish whether injection or sexual risk factors, or both, were associated with HIV-1antibody seroconversion of street-recruited IDUs in San Fr...

Heterosexual HIV and sexual partnerships between injection drug users and noninjection drug users.

Sex partnerships with injection drug users (IDU) are an understudied network-level risk factor for heterosexual HIV infection. Heterosexuals with no history of injection were recruited from high-risk areas in New York City through respondent-driven sampling. We examined the prevalence of IDU sex partnerships among these non-IDU, the factors associated with having a past year IDU partner, and th...