Prevalence of HIV infection in the drug addicts of Bangladesh: Drug habit, sexual practice and lifestyle

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 762-764

  Nazrul Islam, S K ^a   Hossain, Kazi Jahangir ^a   Kamal, Mustafa ^a   Ahsan, Monira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Drug addicts; Drug habit; HIV prevalence; Sexual lifestyle

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0242437911     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/09564620360719813     Document Type: Article

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