Historique
Article de Périodique
Excess mortality among injection drug users with AIDS, New York City (1999-2004) (2011)
Auteur(s) :
M. R. PFEIFFER ;
D. B. HANNA ;
E. M. BEGIER ;
K. A. SEPKOWITZ ;
R. ZIMMERMAN ;
J. E. SACKOFF
Article en page(s) :
245-253
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
MORTALITE
;
USAGER
;
INJECTION
;
SIDA
;
CAUSE DE DECES
;
VIH
;
SURDOSE
;
EVOLUTION
Résumé :
We calculated proportions and trends in contributing causes of death among persons with AIDS (PWA) and a history of injection drug use (IDU) in New York City and compared the proportions with those among PWA with a transmission risk of high-risk heterosexual sex (HRH) and men who have sex with men (MSM). We included all 10,575 injection drug user, HRH, and MSM residents aged 13+ years with AIDS reported by September 30, 2006 , who died from 1999 through 2004. Accidental drug overdose was the most frequent contributing cause of death among IDUs (20.5%). Overdose prevention initiatives may greatly and immediately reduce deaths among PWA.
Affiliation :
Bureau of Epidemiology Services, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York 10013, United States / Etats-Unis