Open AccessPrevalence and Correlates of Syphilis and Condom Use Among Male Injection Drug Users in Four Afghan Cities
Author(s) -
Catherine S. Todd,
Abdul Nasir,
Mohammad Raza Stanekzai,
Abdullah M.S. Abed,
Steffanie A. Strathdee,
Christian T. Bautista,
Paul T. Scott,
B. A. M. Botros,
Jeffrey Tjaden
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e3181e2c76a
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , condom , demography , cross sectional study , population , logistic regression , sexually transmitted disease , gynecology , environmental health , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , sociology
: Injecting drug use is increasing in Afghanistan but little is known about sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence among injection drug users (IDU). The purpose of this study is to assess prevalence and correlates of syphilis and condom use with female sex workers (FSWs) among male IDUs in Hirat, Jalalabad, Kabul, and Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.