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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
Risk behaviors for HIV infection in relation to drug and sexual activities among 262 intravenous drug users (IVDUs) from methadone clinics in New York City were investigated using a structured questionnaire in 1986. The overall seroprevalence rate was 60.1 per cent. Intravenous heroin and cocaine users were found to be significantly more likely to be HIV positive than those who used heroin and cocaine intranasally. Among female IVDUs, excluding prostitutes (defined by self-report of sex for money or drugs), the HIV positive participants reported higher numbers of sex partners than those participants who were HIV negative. The female IVDUs who reported prostitution during the last 12 months were less likely to be HIV positive than those who did not. All males who reported passive anal and oral sex without using condoms during the last 12 months were found to be HIV positive. All female prostitutes who reported use of condoms during the last 12 months were found to be HIV negative. Interventions in methadone maintenance programs should focus on the IVDUs who are still using heroin, cocaine, and marijuana; sexually active females; and those IVDUs not using condoms (particularly among prostitutes).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0899-9546
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
116-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Behavioral risk factors of human immunodeficiency virus infection among intravenous drug users and implications for preventive interventions.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Evaluation and Medical Affairs, Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article