Cross-sectional study of HIV prevalence and the characteristics of injecting drug users in Colombia
| Autor: | Dedsy Berbesi, Angela Segura, Liliana Montoya V |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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education.field_of_study Health (social science) Casual business.industry Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Population Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Medicine (miscellaneous) Hiv prevalence medicine.disease_cause law.invention Condom law Informed consent Environmental health Medicine education business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Substance Use. 19:364-367 |
| ISSN: | 1475-9942 1465-9891 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/14659891.2013.824037 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine socio-demographic characteristics, prevalence and risk behaviors of HIV in injecting drug users in three cities of Colombia.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in three cities of Colombia; information was obtained from 796 participants over 18 years of age, with prior signed informed consent. Statistical analysis of the data and generated output tables were conducted in RDSAT and SPSS.Results: There are extensive networks of injection drug users (IDUs). The population of IDUs was characterized as mostly men between 18 and 34. The data suggest a recent introduction of HIV into networks and a high degree of risk behavior for HIV spread in networks and used syringes. People who reported sharing syringes, were at greater risk of not using a condom when having sex with casual partners, this factor is increased when controlling for other variables consulted (OR = 4.10, 95% CI 1.23 to 16.05; p |
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