Risk factors for HIV-1 seropositivity in injection drug users under 30 years old
- Author:
Tuan Anh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hiv
- MeSH:
HIV-1;
HIV Infections
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(4):5-13
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A cross-sectional survey of drug users who were selected by "snowballing" method between March 15 and May 30, 1999 in Haiphong City was conducted. Subjects (n=520: 514 males and 6 females) were interviewed and provided blood spescimens for HIV-1 antibody testing. Mean age of the subjects was 25 years, sixty-one percent (319/520) reported injecting drug. The 218 subjects (68%) were ever shared needles. The HIV-1 prevalence in Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) was 74%. Factors related to the presence of HIV antibody were sharing needles (OR: 4.12; 95%CI: 1.82-9.31), and injecting more than 31 times per month (OR: 2.37; 95%CI: 1.04-5.42). Extramarital sex within the last six months was reported by 44% of single and 24% of married IDUs. The high HIV-1 prevalence in IDUs suggests that preventive interventions for risk reductions of HIV-1 transmission are urgently needed in these populations.
