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Article de Périodique
Continued spread of HIV among injecting drug users in southern Sichuan Province, China (2007)
Auteur(s) :
YIN, L. ;
QIN G. ;
QIAN H. Z. ;
ZHU Y. ;
HU W. ;
ZHANG, L. ;
CHEN, K. ;
WANG, Y. ;
LIU, S. ;
ZHOU, F. ;
XING H. ;
RUAN, Y. ;
WANG, N. ;
SHAO Y.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
1-7
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
15
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
VIH
;
PREVALENCE
;
INJECTION
;
ENQUETE
;
PARTAGE DE SERINGUE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
Thésaurus géographique
CHINE
Note générale :
Harm Reduction Journal, 2007, 4, (6), 1-7
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
OBJECTIVE: To estimate HIV prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs) in a drug trafficking city in southwest Sichuan Province, China. METHODS: A total of 314 IDUs was invited to participate in the cross-sectional survey in 2004 through community outreach recruitment and peer referrals. Blood sample was taken for HIV antibody testing and a structured questionnaire was administered to collect information on socio-demographics, drug using and sexual behaviors. RESULTS: HIV prevalence among IDUs was 17.8% (56/314), about one half higher than that in previous survey in 2002 (11.3%, 43/379). Yi and other minority ethnicity (Odds ratio [OR], 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.7-5.8; P < 0.001), and total times of sharing injecting equipment 1-9 times versus none, OR, 2.7; 95% CI 1.2-6.2; P = 0.02; and > or = 10 times versus none, OR, 7.5; 95% CI, 3.2-17.7; P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for HIV infection. CONCLUSION: IDUs with high prevalence rates of HIV and equipment sharing behavior in the drug trafficking city may serve a source for further spread of HIV to other areas in China. The increasing trend of HIV epidemic among IDUs underscores the urgency of scaling up interventions. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, and National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xuanwu District, Beijing 100050. Email : translation_lucy@sohu.com [Yin L.]
Chine. China.
Chine. China.