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HIV Infection and HIV-Associated Behaviors Among Persons Who Inject Drugs — 20 Cities, United States, 2012
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Mar 20 2015
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Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2015; 64(10):270-275.
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Journal Article:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Description:In the United States, an estimated 7% of new diagnoses of human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in 2012 were attributed to injection drug use, and an additional 3% to male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use. To monitor HIV prevalence and behaviors associated with HIV risk and Prevention among persons who inject drugs (PWID), CDC's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) system conducts interviews and HIV tTesting in selected cities. This report summarizes HIV prevalence and behaviors among PWID interviewed and tested in 20 cities in 2012. Of the 10,002 PWID tested, 11% had a positive HIV test result. Among 9,425 PWID included in the behavioral Analysis, 30% receptively shared syringes, 70% had vaginal sex without a condom, 25% had heterosexual anal sex without a condom, and 5% of males had male-to-male sexual contact without a condom in the previous 12 months. Fifty-one percent of PWID included in the behavioral Analysis had been tested for HIV, 25% participated in an HIV behavioral intervention, and 39% participated in substance abuse treatment in the previous 12 months. Additional efforts are needed to reduce risk behaviors and increase access to HIV tTesting, drug treatment, and other HIV Prevention programs to further reduce HIV infections among PWID.
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ISSN:0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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Pubmed ID:25789742
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4584803
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Pages in Document:6 pdf pages
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Volume:64
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Issue:10
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