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Article de Périodique
Migration and HIV risk behaviors: Puerto Rican drug injectors in New York city and Puerto Rico (2003)
(Migration et risque de contamination VIH chez les injecteurs de drogue portoricains à New York et Porto Rico)
Auteur(s) :
DEREN, S. ;
KANG, S. Y. ;
COLON, H. M. ;
ANDIA, J. F. ;
ROBLES, R. R. ;
OLIVER-VELEZ, D. ;
FINLINSON, A.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
812-816
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
22
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
IMMIGRATION
;
VIH
;
INJECTION
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
ENQUETE
;
SANS ABRI
;
POPULATION A RISQUE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
American Journal of Public Health, 2003, 93, (5), 812-816
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Objectives. We compared injection-related HIV risk behaviors of Puerto Rican current injection drug users (IDUs) living in New York City and in Puerto Rico who also had injected in the other location with those who had not. Methods. We recruited Puerto Rican IDUs in New York City (n=561) and in Puerto Rico (n=312). Of the former, 39% were "newcomers," having previously injected in Puerto Rico; of the latter, 14% were "returnees," having previously injected in New York. We compared risk behaviors within each sample between those with and without experience injecting in the other location. Results. Newcomers reported higher levels of risk behaviors than other New York IDUs. Newcomer status (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=1.62) and homelessness (adjusted OR=2.52) were significant predictors of "shooting gallery" use; newcomer status also predicted paraphernalia sharing (adjusted OR=1.67). Returnee status was not related to these variables. Conclusions. Intervention services are needed that target mobile populations who are coming from an environment of high-risk behavior to one of low-risk behavior. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
National Development and Research Institutes, 71 W 23rd St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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