Sex- and Drug-Related Risk Among Populations of Younger and Older Injection Drug Users in Adjacent Neighborhoods in San Francisco

The objective of this study was to compare drug injection- and sex-related risk behaviors of younger and older injection drug users (IDUs) in two adjacent neighborhoods. IDUs were recruited from street settings in two adjacent neighborhoods in San Francisco in April, 1997. All participants were inte...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2000-06, Vol.24 (2), p.162-167
Hauptverfasser:	Kral, Alex H, Lorvick, Jennifer, Edlin, Brian R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Continental Population Groups Drug abuse Epidemiology Ethnic Groups Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology HIV HIV Antibodies - blood HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology Homeless people Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Interviews as Topic Male Microbiology Middle Aged Preventive medicine Risk-Taking San Francisco - epidemiology Sex Factors Sexual Behavior Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology Surveys and Questionnaires Urban Health USA, California, San Francisco Virology
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Zusammenfassung:	The objective of this study was to compare drug injection- and sex-related risk behaviors of younger and older injection drug users (IDUs) in two adjacent neighborhoods. IDUs were recruited from street settings in two adjacent neighborhoods in San Francisco in April, 1997. All participants were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire and were tested for HIV antibodies. Drug injection- and sex-related risk behaviors were compared between younger IDUs (
ISSN:	1525-4135 1944-7884
DOI:	10.1097/00042560-200006010-00011