Heterosexual transmission of HIV in injecting drug users.

Heterosexual transmission of HIV in injecting drug users.

HSV-2 Co-Infection as a Driver of HIV Transmission among Heterosexual Non-Injecting Drug Users in New York City

OBJECTIVE To examine herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2)/HIV co-infection as a contributing factor in the increase in HIV infection among non-injecting heroin and cocaine users in New York City. METHODS Subjects were recruited from the Beth Israel Medical Center drug detoxification and methadone maintenance programs in New York City in 1995-1999 and 2005-2011. All reported current heroin and/or co...

developing a brief scale to measure hiv transmission risk among injecting drug users

conclusions applying a simple and brief scale that incorporates the different dimensions of hiv transmission risk may provide policymakers and harm reductionists with a better understanding of hiv transmission in this key group and may be advantageous for evaluating intervention programs. results we extracted 7 items based on first factor, which were accounted for 21% of the variations. the fin...

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 pre-exposure prophylaxis in injecting drug users.

2060 www.thelancet.com Vol 381 June 15, 2013 Globally, there are an estimated 15·9 million injecting drug users, 3 million of whom have HIV. The illicit nature of injection drug use and associated social stigma have created substantial challenges for HIV prevention in this group. Despite these obstacles, several programmes have shown that HIV transmission in injecting drug users can be prevente...