Determinants of HIV seroconversion in injection drug users during a period of rising prevalence in Vancouver
Determinants of HIV seroconversion in injection drug users during a period of rising prevalence in Vancouver
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DOI:
10.1258/0956462971920497
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发表时间:
1997-07-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
OShaughnessy, MV
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作者:
Patrick, DM;Strathdee, SA;OShaughnessy, MV
To identify determinants of HIV seroconversion among injection drug users (IDUs) during a period of rising prevalence, a case-control investigation was conducted. Cases were IDUs with a new positive test after 1 January 1994, and a negative test within the prior 18 months. Controls required 2 negative tests during the same period. Subjects completed a questionnaire on demographic, psychosocial, and behavioural factors.Eighty-nine cases and 192 controls were similar with respect to gender, age, ethnicity and inter-test interval. Multivariate analyses of events during the inter-test interval showed borrowing syringes (adj. OR=2.96; P