Drug Users and HIV Risk in Guatemala City, Guatemala

Injection drug use is a known risk factor for HIV transmission, but research suggests non-injection drug use also heightens HIV risk. This study measures HIV prevalence and examines sexual behavior among drug users in Guatemala City. The multiplier method and respondent-driven sampling (RDS) were used to estimate the size of the population, generating a representative sample of 299 drug users 18+ years old living in Guatemala City. The study found that drug users tended to be males with low education and income; 6% were HIV positive. Most drug users reported sexual behaviors that heightened the risk of HIV transmission like multiple sexual partners, buying or selling sex, low rates of consistent condom use, and exchanging sex for drugs. HIV prevalence is low in Guatemala, but non-injection drug use likely increases behaviors that heighten risk of HIV transmission.

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Increases in injection drug use putting drug users at risk for HIV and other blood-borne diseases

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e417382008-001 ◽

2004 ◽

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Drug Use ◽

Injection Drug Use ◽

Drug Users ◽

Injection Drug

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A Study of Peer Education to Prevent HIV Transmission Among Injection Drug Users and Their HIV Risk Contacts

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e659252010-001 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Carl Latkin

Keyword(s):

Hiv Risk ◽

Injection Drug Users ◽

Drug Users ◽

Hiv Transmission ◽

Peer Education ◽

Injection Drug

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Drugscapes and the role of place and space in injection drug use-related HIV risk environments

International Journal of Drug Policy ◽

10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.02.002 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 4-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Barbara Tempalski ◽

Hilary McQuie

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Injection Drug Use ◽

Hiv Risk ◽

Injection Drug ◽

Place And Space ◽

Risk Environments

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Risk Factors for the Transition from Noninjection to Injection Drug Use and Accompanying AIDS Risk Behavior in a Cohort of Drug Users

American Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116962 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 139 (12) ◽

pp. 1153-1163 ◽

Cited By ~ 87

Author(s):

E. J. C. van Ameijden ◽

J. A. R. van den Hoek ◽

C. Hartgers ◽

R. A. Coutinho

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Drug Use ◽

Risk Behavior ◽

Injection Drug Use ◽

Drug Users ◽

Injection Drug ◽

Aids Risk ◽

Aids Risk Behavior

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Drug choice, spatial distribution, HIV risk, and HIV prevalence among injection drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia

Harm Reduction Journal ◽

10.1186/1477-7517-6-22 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 22 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Gina Kruse ◽

Russell Barbour ◽

Robert Heimer ◽

Alla V Shaboltas ◽

Olga V Toussova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Hiv Risk ◽

Injection Drug Users ◽

Drug Users ◽

Hiv Prevalence ◽

Injection Drug ◽

Drug Choice

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HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among new initiates into injection drug use over the age of 40 years old

Drug and Alcohol Dependence ◽

10.1016/s0376-8716(98)00142-2 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 83-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Mariangela Carneiro ◽

Crystal Fuller ◽

Meg C Doherty ◽

David Vlahov

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Injection Drug Use ◽

Hiv Prevalence ◽

Injection Drug

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Brucella Endocarditis in Persons Who Inject Drugs

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofaa063 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

Author(s):

John M Cafardi ◽

Douglas Haas ◽

Thomas Lamarre ◽

Judith Feinberg

Keyword(s):

Infective Endocarditis ◽

Drug Use ◽

Injection Drug Use ◽

Injection Drug Users ◽

Drug Users ◽

Cardiac Involvement ◽

Injection Drug ◽

Persons Who Inject Drugs ◽

Brucella Infection

Abstract We report 2 cases of infective endocarditis in injection drug users due to Brucella infection. Although cardiac involvement is a frequent sequela of brucellosis and endocarditis is often seen with injection drug use, Brucella endocarditis in persons who inject drugs without zoonotic exposure has not been reported to date.

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