Perceived Serosorting of Injection Paraphernalia Sharing Networks among Injection Drug users in Baltimore, MD
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : C. Yang K. Tobin C. Latkin
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
We examined perceived serosorting of injection paraphernalia sharing networks among a sample of 572 injection drug users (IDUs). There was evidence for serosorting of high-risk injection behaviors among HIVnegative IDUs, as 94% of HIV-negative IDUs shared injection paraphernalia exclusively with perceived HIVnegative networks. However, 82% of HIV-positive IDUs shared injection paraphernalia with perceived HIV-negative networks. The findings indicate a potential risk of rapid HIV transmission. Future prevention efforts targeting IDUs should address the limitation of serosorting, and focus on preventing injection paraphernalia sharing regardless of potential sharing networks’ perceived HIV status.
AIDS Behav (2011) 15:16–21 DOI 10.1007/s10461-010-9713-0 Published online: 20 May 2010
