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

Harvey A. Siegal; Robert G. Carlson; Russel S. Falck; Li Ling; Mary Ann Forney; Richard C. Rapp; Kathy Baumgartner; William Myers; Morton Nelson

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

Harvey A. Siegal, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, Li Ling, Mary Ann Forney, Richard C. Rapp, Kathy Baumgartner, William Myers, Morton Nelson

Wright State University

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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 language	American English
Journal	American Journal of Public Health
Volume	81
State	Published - Jan 1 1991

Keywords

HIV
intravenous drug Use
midwest

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Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Medical Specialties
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental and Social Health
Preventive Medicine
Substance Abuse and Addiction
Virus Diseases

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