HIV Incidence, Retention, and Changes of High-Risk Behaviors Among Rural Injection Drug Users in Guangxi, China

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Wei ◽  
Jie Chen ◽  
Michelle Rodolph ◽  
Geetha Beauchamp ◽  
Ben Masse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Hiv Incidence ◽  
High Risk Behaviors

High-Risk Behaviors for Transmission of HIV among Clients in Treatment for Substance Abuse

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 885-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Huebert ◽  
Darlene James
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
High Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Abuse ◽  
High Level ◽  
Spread Of Infection

This study examined AIDS knowledge and HIV-related risk behaviors among injection drug users admitted for treatment at the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC). Clients participating in the study showed a high level of knowledge concerning basic AIDS facts, and many had responded to the threat of AIDS by initiating changes in their needle-sharing behavior and to a lesser extent, in their sexual behavior. However, inconsistencies between risk recognition and risk reduction were observed; a substantial number of clients continued to engage in behaviors that increased their likelihood of infection. Findings suggest Canadian injection drug users are similar to their European and U.S. counterparts in terms of risky drug practices and sexual activities, illustrating the potential for the rapid spread of infection within this group.

Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors by Gender in a Sample of Tanzanian Injection Drug Users

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark L. Williams ◽  
Sheryl A. McCurdy ◽  
John S. Atkinson ◽  
Gad P. Kilonzo ◽  
M. T. Leshabari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽  
Injection Drug

Injection-Related Risk Behaviors in Young Urban and Suburban Injection Drug Users in Chicago (1997–1999)

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna E. Thorpe ◽  
Susan L. Bailey ◽  
DeZheng Huo ◽  
Edgar R. Monterroso ◽  
Lawrence J. Ouellet
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Related Risk

HIV risk behaviors and alcohol intoxication among injection drug users in Puerto Rico

2004 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomás D. Matos ◽  
Rafaela R. Robles ◽  
Hardeo Sahai ◽  
Hector M. Colón ◽  
Juan C. Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽  
Injection Drug

Collateral damage in the war on drugs: HIV risk behaviors among injection drug users

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
RickyN. Bluthenthal ◽  
Jennifer Lorvick ◽  
AlexH. Kral ◽  
ElizabethA. Erringer ◽  
JamesG. Kahn
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
War On Drugs ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Collateral Damage

A Cultural Impact of Needle Exchange: The Role of Safer-Injection Mentors

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret S. Kelley ◽  
Sheigla Murphy ◽  
Howard Lune
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Aids Risk

We examine one way in which needle-exchange services in the San Francisco Bay Area have affected needle-sharing and sexual-risk behaviors for injection drug users. We interviewed, qualitatively and quantitatively, 244 participants. Our analysis focuses on comparisons in HIV/AIDS-risk behaviors for a subcategory of “new” injectors: those initiating after the introduction of needle-exchange services in 1988 (n=57). We found that some new injectors benefited from the presence of “safer-injection mentors.” That is, those with someone to teach them harm reduction from their initiation of injection drug use were somewhat more likely to report safer injection practices at the time of interview. We also found that the mentoring process included sharing of information about needle-exchange services. Our results point to evidence of the effectiveness of needle-exchange services in contributing to a culture of harm reduction for injection drug users.

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