Risk of prevalent HIV infection associated with incarceration among injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand: case-control study
Risk of prevalent HIV infection associated with incarceration among injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand: case-control study
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DOI:
10.1136/bmj.326.7384.308
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发表时间:
2003-02-08
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通讯作者:
Moss, A
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作者:
Buavirat, A;Page-Shafer, K;Moss, A
Objectives To identify risks for HIV infection related to incarceration among injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand.Design Case-control study of sexual and parenteral exposures occurring before, during, and after the most recent incarceration.Setting Metropolitan Bangkok.Participants Non-prison based injecting drug users formerly incarcerated for at least six months in the previous five years, with documented HIV serostatus since their most recent release; 175 HIV positive cases and 172 HIV negative controls from methadone clinics.Main outcome measure Injection of heroin and methamphetamine, sharing of needles, sexual behaviour, and tattooing before, during, and after incarceration.Results In the month before detention cases were more likely than controls to have injected methamphetamine and to have borrowed needles. More cases than controls reported using drugs (60% v 45%; P=0.005) and sharing needles (50% v 31%; P