Risky behaviors for HIV infection among male incarcerated injection drug users in Taiwan: a case-control study.
AIDS Care
; 20(10): 1251-7, 2008 Nov.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19012084
ABSTRACT
Taiwan has experiencing an outbreak of HIV infection among injection drug users (IDUs) since 2003. A case-control study was conducted to determine the behavioral characteristics associated with HIV infection among IDUs. The study identified 120 inmates with HIV infection and 121 matched HIV-negative controls from prisons. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews. The study found 48.1% of IDUs shared needles, less than a half of IDUs reported sexual intercourse before incarceration and only 19.7% used condoms. The multivariate logistic regression analysis, adjusted for years of heroin injection, found that HIV infection was independently associated with the use of a used needle or syringe at the latest injection (odds ratio [OR], 8.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.3-20.2, p<0.001), having HIV-infected relatives or friends (OR, 5.7; 95%CI, 2.5-13.2, p<0.001) and sharing containers with others (OR, 3.3; 95%CI, 1.2-8.8, p=0.02). Our findings highlight the importance of needle exchange programs along with HIV-prevention education.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prisioneiros
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Assunção de Riscos
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Infecções por HIV
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Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa
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Uso Comum de Agulhas e Seringas
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Sexo sem Proteção
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
AIDS Care
Assunto da revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan