HIV Infection and Risk Behaviors Among Intravenous Drug Users in Low Seroprevalence Areas in the Midwest

H. A. Siegal, R. G. Carlson, R. Falck, L. Li, M. A. Forney, R. C. Rapp, K. Baumgartner, W. Myers, M. Nelson

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Abstract

We studied behavioral factors that place intravenous drug users at risk for the acquisition and transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a sample of 855 individuals not in drug treatment, living in central and southwestern Ohio. The HIV seropositivity rate for the sample was 1.5%. Three factors were significantly related to HIV infection: homeless shelter residence (odds ratio [OR] = 7.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 3.0-20.0), travel to northeastern HIV hyperendemic areas (OR = 5.2, 95% CI = 1.8-15.4), and recent male homosexual or bisexual behavior (OR = 11.2, 95% CI = 2.9-43.9).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1642-1644
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Public Health
Volume81
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Keywords

  • HIV
  • intravenous drug Use
  • midwest
  • Adult
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / etiology
  • HIV Seroprevalence*
  • HIV-1*
  • Health Behavior*
  • Homosexuality / phsychology
  • Homosexuality / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Ill-Housed Persons / psychology
  • Ill-Housed Persons / statistics & numerical data
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Ohio / epidemiology
  • Residence Characteristics*
  • Risk Factors
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / epidemiology
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / psychology*
  • Travel / statistics & numerical data
  • Urban Population

Disciplines

  • Immune System Diseases
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Substance Abuse and Addiction
  • Virus Diseases

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