Transactional Sex among Noninjecting Illicit Drug Users: Implications for HIV Transmission

Transactional Sex among Noninjecting Illicit Drug Users: Implications for HIV Transmission

Noninjecting illicit drug users (NIDUs) present high risk for HIV infection, due especially to transactional sex. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for transactional sex among NIDUs in the Southwest region of Goiás State, Central Brazil. The prevalence of self-reported transactional sex was 22.8%. Prevalence in women and men was 52.7% and 16.8%, respectively, a signif...

Comparative study on toxoplasma serology among HIV positive and HIV negative illicit drug users in Ahvaz, Iran

Comparative study on toxoplasma serology among HIV positive and HIV negative illicit drug users in Ahvaz, Iran

Continued high prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among injecting and noninjecting drug users in Italy.

We estimated the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV infections among injecting and noninjecting drug users treated within public drug-treatment centres in Italy to determine the correlates of infection. In the sample of 1330 drug users, the prevalence of HIV was 14.4% among drug injectors and 1.6% among non-injectors; the prevalence of HBV was 70.4% among injecting drug users and 22.8% among non-in...

Illicit use of buprenorphine/naloxone among injecting and noninjecting opioid users.

OBJECTIVES We examined the use, procurement, and motivations for the use of diverted buprenorphine/naloxone among injecting and noninjecting opioid users in an urban area. METHODS A survey was self-administered among 51 injecting opioid users and 49 noninjecting opioid users in Providence, RI. Participants were recruited from a fixed-site syringe exchange program and a community outreach site...

HIV and HCV transmission among Intravenous Drug Users