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- Title
HIV/AIDS-related knowledge awareness and risk behaviors among injection drug users in Maanshan, China: a cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Baifeng Chen; Yu Zhu; Rui Guo; Shushu Ding; Zhen Zhang; Huaying Cai; Hongbin Zhu; Yufeng Wen; Chen, Baifeng; Zhu, Yu; Guo, Rui; Ding, Shushu; Zhang, Zhen; Cai, Huaying; Zhu, Hongbin; Wen, Yufeng
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Unsafe injection practices significantly increase the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among injection drug users (IDUs). Little is known about how demographic characteristics of IDUs are linked to HIV-related risk behaviors in the central regions of China.<bold>Methods: </bold>A cross-sectional survey was conducted at Mandatory Detoxification Centers (MDCs) and the community in Maanshan, China.<bold>Results: </bold>Of the 916 IDUs, 96.4 % reported a history of heroin use during the past year, 93.4 % had HIV/AIDS knowledge, 16.8 % reported receptive syringe sharing and 12.2 % reported inconsistent condom use in commercial sex in the past year. Unsafe injection practice was associated with increased odds of minority ethnicity, lower level of education, and no peer education in the past year. Unsafe sex practice was associated with increased odds of being single, 18-30 years of age, non-local residence, and history of methamphetamine use in the past year.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Integrated interventions to promote safe injection and protected commercial sex practices targeting IDUs must also consider individual and socio-environmental factors.
- Subjects
CHINA; HIV infection risk factors; AIDS risk factors; RISK-taking behavior; INTRAVENOUS drug abusers; CROSS-sectional method; AIDS &; psychology; AIDS epidemiology; HIV infection epidemiology; HEALTH attitudes; INTRAVENOUS drug abuse; NEEDLE sharing; SEX work; DRUG abusers; UNSAFE sex; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
BMC Public Health, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12889-016-2786-6