Burden of HIV infection among Aboriginal injection drug users in Vancouver, British Columbia
Burden of HIV infection among Aboriginal injection drug users in Vancouver, British Columbia
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DOI:
10.2105/ajph.2007.114595
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发表时间:
2008-03-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
Kerr, Thomas
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作者:
Wood, Evan;Montaner, Julio S. G.;Kerr, Thomas
Objectives. We sought to examine whether there were differential rates of HIV incidence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal injection drug users in a Canadian setting.Methods. Data were derived from 2 prospective cohort studies of injection drug users in Vancouver, British Columbia. Using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards regression, we compared HIV incidence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants.Results. Overall, 2496 individuals were recruited between May 1996 and December 2005. Compared with that of non-Aboriginal persons, the baseline HIV prevalence was higher among Aboriginal persons (16.0% vs 25.1%; P