Individual-level, network-level and city-level factors associated with HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in eight Russian cities: a cross-sectional study
Individual-level, network-level and city-level factors associated with HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in eight Russian cities: a cross-sectional study
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DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002645
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发表时间:
2013-01-01
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2.9
通讯作者:
Levina, Olga S.
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作者:
Eritsyan, Ksenia;Heimer, Robert;Levina, Olga S.
Objectives: To ascertain HIV prevalence among people who inject drug (injection drug users (IDUs)) in the Russian Federation and identify explanations for the disparity in different cities.Design: Cross-sectional survey with serological testing for HIV and hepatitis C virus prevalent infections.Setting: 8 Russian cities-Irkutsk, Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Naberezhnye Chelny, Voronezh, Orel and St Petersburg.Participants: In 2007-2009 active IDUs were recruited by respondent-driven sampling with a target sample size of 300 or more in each city.Main outcome measures: Participants were administered a questionnaire covering sociodemographics, injection risk and protective behaviours, sexual behaviours, HIV knowledge, experiences with drug treatment and harm reduction programmes and social networks. Participants were tested for HIV and hepatitis C by enzyme immunoassay. Data were analysed to identify individual-level, network-level and city-level characteristics significantly associated with HIV prevalence. Factors significant at p