Historique
Rapport
Baseline study of the relationship between injecting drug use, HIV and hepatitis C among male injecting drug users in Lahore
(Etude de la relation entre l'usage injectable de drogues, le VIH et l'hépatite C chez des usagers de drogues masculins de Lahore)
Auteur(s) :
ONUDC / UNODC (Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) ;
UNAIDS = ONUSIDA (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS)
Année
1999
Page(s) :
31 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Pakistan : UNDCP ; UNAIDS
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CONSOMMATION
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
VIH
;
HEPATITE
;
INJECTION
;
PREVALENCE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
SEXE MASCULIN
Thésaurus géographique
PAKISTAN
Note générale :
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Ce rapport rend compte des données collectées par enquête auprès des usagers de drogues par injection de Lahore (caractéristiques démographiques, types d'usage, comportements à risque, connaissances sur le VIH et l'hépatite) ainsi que des résultats des tests sanguins. La contamination par le VHC est de l'ordre de 89%. Le mode de transmission du VHC est principalement le partage du matériel d'injection.
ENGLISH:
A baseline study of injecting drug users (IDUs) in Lahore, undertaken in January and February, 1999, by UNDCP and UNAIDS, revealed an alarmingly high rate of infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) among the study population. The study results suggest the potential for an even greater public health challenge in the form of an epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) once the virus enters this highly vulnerable population. In addition, there is the possibility of a more generalised HIV epidemic as a result of secondary transmission through sexual activity. The study results will have important implications for the formulation of Pakistan's strategies regarding drug abuse, especially among IDUs, and for the development of appropriate and effective plans for programmes of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. (Extract of the publication)
Ce rapport rend compte des données collectées par enquête auprès des usagers de drogues par injection de Lahore (caractéristiques démographiques, types d'usage, comportements à risque, connaissances sur le VIH et l'hépatite) ainsi que des résultats des tests sanguins. La contamination par le VHC est de l'ordre de 89%. Le mode de transmission du VHC est principalement le partage du matériel d'injection.
ENGLISH:
A baseline study of injecting drug users (IDUs) in Lahore, undertaken in January and February, 1999, by UNDCP and UNAIDS, revealed an alarmingly high rate of infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) among the study population. The study results suggest the potential for an even greater public health challenge in the form of an epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) once the virus enters this highly vulnerable population. In addition, there is the possibility of a more generalised HIV epidemic as a result of secondary transmission through sexual activity. The study results will have important implications for the formulation of Pakistan's strategies regarding drug abuse, especially among IDUs, and for the development of appropriate and effective plans for programmes of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. (Extract of the publication)
Affiliation :
Pakistan. Pakistan.