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Alternative Title:
AIDS Behav
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.
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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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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/28574/cdc_28574_DS1.pdf
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