Open AccessFemales Experiencing Sexual and Drug Vulnerabilities Are at Elevated Risk for HIV Infection Among Youth Who Use Injection Drugs
Author(s) -
Cari L. Miller,
Patricia M. Spittal,
Nancy Laliberté,
Kathy Li,
Mark Tyndall,
Michael V. O’Shaughnessy,
Martin T. Schechter
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00126334-200207010-00010
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , drug , medicine , injection drug use , infection risk , immunology , pharmacology , drug injection , intensive care medicine
To compare sociodemographic, drug-related, and sexual risk variables between young (13-24 years of age) and older (> or =25 years of age) injection drug users (IDUs); and to determine HIV prevalence and associated risk factors for HIV infection among young IDUs.