HIV Infection and HIV-Associated Behaviors Among Persons Who Inject Drugs — 20 Cities, United States, 2015

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Burnett, Janet C. ; Broz, Dita ; Spiller, Michael W. ; Wejnert, Cyprian ; Paz-Bailey, Gabriela
• Description:
  In the United States, 9% of human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections diagnosed in 2015 were attributed to injection drug use (1). In 2015, 79% of diagnoses of HIV infection among persons who inject drugs occurred in urban areas (2). To monitor the prevalence of HIV infection and associated behaviors among persons who inject drugs, CDC's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) conducts interviews and HIV tTesting in selected metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) (3). The prevalence of HIV infection among persons who inject drugs in 20 MSAs in 2015 was 7%. In a behavioral Analysis of HIV-negative persons who inject drugs, an estimated 27% receptively shared syringes and 67% had condomless vaginal sex in the previous 12 months. During the same period, 58% had tested for HIV infection and 52% received syringes from a syringe services program. Given the increased number of persons newly injecting drugs who are at risk for HIV infection because of the recent opioid epidemic (2,4), these findings underscore the importance of continuing and expanding health services, HIV Prevention programs, and community-based strategies, such as those provided by syringe services programs, for this population.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Black Or African American Cities Female Hispanic Or Latino HIV Infections Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence Risk-Taking Socioeconomic Factors Substance Abuse, Intravenous White Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 67(1):23-28.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6701a5
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  29324726
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5769798
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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