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High HIV risk among Uigur minority ethnic drug users in northwestern China
Author(s) -
Zhang Li,
Zhu Junling,
Rui Baoling,
Zhang Yuanzhi,
Zhang Lijiang,
Yin Lu,
Ruan Yuhua,
Qian HanZhu,
Shao Yiming
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02071.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , residence , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , china , psychological intervention , environmental health , demography , family medicine , geography , psychiatry , political science , archaeology , sociology , law
Summary Objective To assess differences of HIV risk between ethnicities in northwestern China. Method Cross‐sectional serosurvey and structured questionnaire interview of 383 injection drug users of either Han or Uigur ethnicity in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Results Both Uigur minority ethnicity and residence in a Uigur or mixed Uigur/Han community were independently associated with higher HIV risk. Conclusion HIV prevention programs should give special focus on minority ethnic drug users and their communities.