Titre : | Continued spread of HIV among injecting drug users in southern Sichuan Province, China (2007) |
Auteurs : | L. YIN ; QIN G. ; QIAN H. Z. ; ZHU Y. ; HU W. ; L. ZHANG ; K. CHEN ; Y. WANG ; S. LIU ; F. ZHOU ; XING H. ; Y. RUAN ; N. WANG ; SHAO Y. |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Harm Reduction Journal (Vol.4 n°6, 2007) |
Article en page(s) : | 1-7 |
Note générale : |
Harm Reduction Journal, 2007, 4, (6), 1-7 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés VIH ; PREVALENCE ; INJECTION ; ENQUETE ; PARTAGE DE SERINGUE ; FACTEUR DE RISQUEThésaurus géographique CHINE |
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 or = 10 times versus none, OR, 7.5; 95% CI, 3.2-17.7; P |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 15 |
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. |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
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