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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
High uptake of HIV testing in a cohort of male injection drug users in Delhi, India: Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 17, No. 7, Year 2013
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We report baseline findings from a longitudinal cohort study to examine HIV incidence, high-risk injection and sexual behaviors of 3,792 male injection drug users (IDUs) in Delhi. The majority (95.4 %) accepted HIV testing; HIV prevalence was 21.9 %. In multivariate analysis, belonging to states adjacent to Delhi (AOR: 1.23; 95 % CI: 1.07-1.52), earning INR 500-1,500 (AOR: 2.38; 95 % CI: 1.43-3.96); duration of drug use 2-5 years (AOR: 2.02; 95 % CI: 1.09-3.73), 6-10 years (AOR: 2.81; 95 % CI: 1.55-5.11), ≥11 years (AOR: 3.35; 95 % CI: 1.84-6.11); prior HIV testing (AOR: 1.60; 95 % CI: 1.35-1.91), self-reported risky-injection behavior (AOR: 1.60; 95 % CI: 1.33-1.92), and utilization of harm-reduction services (AOR: 1.32; 95 % CI: 1.11-1.58) were positively associated with HIV infection. Alcohol use ≤2 times/week (AOR: 0.67; 95 % CI: 0.55-0.82) or ≥3 times/week (AOR: 0.74; 95 % CI: 0.54-1.01), unit increase in age (AOR: 0.99; 95 % CI: 0.98-1.00), ≥7 years of schooling (AOR: 0.82; 95 % CI: 0.66-1.02) and unsafe sex with any female partner (AOR: 0.69; 95 % CI: 0.55-0.86) were negatively associated with HIV infection. HIV prevalence remains high among male IDUs in Delhi. HIV prevention programs should include comprehensive package of services for IDUs. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sarna, Avina
India, New Delhi
India Habitat Centre
Tun, Waimar
United States, New York
The Population Council, Inc.
Sharma, Vartika
India, New Delhi
Population Council
Sebastian, Mary Philip
India, New Delhi
Population Council
Madan, Ira
India, New Delhi
Sahara Centre for Residential Care and Rehabilitation
Sheehy, Meredith
United States, New York
Not Available
Lewis, Dean
India, New Delhi
Sahara Centre for Residential Care and Rehabilitation
Thior, Ibou
United States, Washington
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Citations: 12
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-013-0442-z
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male
Female