Investigation of HIV transmission risk in the drug injected users at Viet Nam - China borderland.
- Author:
Yen Ngoc Le
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertension
- MeSH:
Hypertension;
Blood Coagulation
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;430(9):47-49
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study involved 75 drug-injected users who were positive with HIV in L¹ng Sn Province. Most of drug injected users with HIV(+) are young, age from 19 - 29 years of old. 60% of participants are Kinh people, 73.6% are non-religious. 100% have low education level (under 12-class level) and 74.6% are unmarried. Drug injection is the main cause of HIV infection in these subjects. 100% have shared syringe and needle, in which 94.7% reported about needle sharing with HIV infected people. 68% reported about sex relationship. 82,3% have sex relationship with sex commercial workers. 62.7% have not used condom in sex intercourse. 100% tested for HIV and had HIV infection, but only 84% were reported about their status. 2.7% had came to the China for drug injection. 41.4% had shared needle with Chinese drug users. 64.6% had sex relationship with sex commercial workers in whore-house and 14.3% had sex relationship with sex commercial workers in hotels in the China
