Details:

Alternative Title:
AIDS Behav
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0936-3
Personal Author:
Tun, Waimar; Sheehy, Meredith; Broz, Dita; Okal, Jerry; Muraguri, Nicholas; ... More +
Tun, Waimar; Sheehy, Meredith; Broz, Dita; Okal, Jerry; Muraguri, Nicholas; Raymond, H. Fisher; Musyoki, Helgar; Kim, Andrea A.; Muthui, Mercy; Geibel, Scott; Less -
Description:
There is a dearth of evidence on injection drug use and associated HIV infections in Kenya. To generate population-based estimates of characteristics and HIV/STI prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Nairobi, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 269 PWID using respondent-driven sampling. PWID were predominantly male (92.5 %). An estimated 67.3 % engaged in at least one risky injection practice in a typical month. HIV prevalence was 18.7 % (95 % CI 12.3-26.7), while STI prevalence was lower [syphilis: 1.7 % (95 % CI 0.2-6.0); gonorrhea: 1.5 % (95 % CI 0.1-4.9); and Chlamydia: 4.2 % (95 % CI 1.2-7.8)]. HIV infection was associated with being female (aOR, 3.5; p = 0.048), having first injected drugs 5 or more years ago (aOR, 4.3; p = 0.002), and ever having practiced receptive syringe sharing (aOR, 6.2; p = 0.001). Comprehensive harm reduction programs tailored toward PWID and their sex partners must be fully implemented as part of Kenya's national HIV prevention strategy.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
HIV Infections
HIV Prevalence
Humans
Injections
Integrated Biobehavioral
Interviews As Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Needle Sharing
Original Paper
People Who Inject Drugs
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Respondent-driven Sampling
Risk-Taking
Risk Factors
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexual Partners
Socioeconomic Factors
STI Prevalence
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Surveillance Survey
Young Adult

Source:
AIDS Behav. 19(Suppl 1):24-35.;
Series:
PEPFAR;
Pubmed ID:
25398417
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4352193
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Funding:
U62 PS224506/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States; 5U62PS224506/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States; PEPFAR/United States;
U62 PS224506/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States; 5U62PS224506/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States; PEPFAR/United States; Less -
Place as Subject:
Kenya;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:149dbb179c18760d8ea876adec9e7e48ca2b004bdee808eb1bee603ed7ddf0b5
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