Risk Factors for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Intravenous Drug Users

Risk Factors for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Intravenous Drug Users

To identify risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in intravenous drug users, we undertook a study of the seroprevalence of HIV antibody in 452 persons enrolled in a methadone-treatment program in the Bronx, New York. The seroprevalence of HIV was 39.4 percent overall, 49.1 pe...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 1989-09, Vol.321 (13), p.874-879
Hauptverfasser: Schoenbaum, Ellie E, Hartel, Diana, Selwyn, Peter A, Klein, Robert S, Davenny, Katherine, Rogers, Martha, Feiner, Cheryl, Friedland, Gerald
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
Adult
African Americans
Cocaine
Drug abuse
Ethnic Groups
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
HIV
HIV Antibodies - analysis
HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Income
Injection
Injections, Intravenous
Intravenous administration
Male
Methadone
Needles
New York City
Risk Factors
Serology
Sexual Behavior
Social Environment
Substance-Related Disorders
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Zusammenfassung:To identify risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in intravenous drug users, we undertook a study of the seroprevalence of HIV antibody in 452 persons enrolled in a methadone-treatment program in the Bronx, New York. The seroprevalence of HIV was 39.4 percent overall, 49.1 percent in blacks, 41.8 percent in Hispanics, and 17.2 percent in non-Hispanic whites (P
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198909283211306