Profiles of self-reported HIV-risk behaviors among injection drug users in methadone maintenance treatment, detoxification, and needle exchange programs

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-19

  Mark, Hayley Diana ^a   Nanda, Joy ^b   Davis Vogel, Annet ^c   Navaline, Helen ^c   Scotti, Roseanne ^d   Wickrema, Rasanjali ^e   Metzger, David ^c   Sochalski, Julie ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Drug Policy Alliance of New Jersey   (United States)

^e University of Pennsylvania ^*

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Injection drug use; Needle exchange program; Risk behavior

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; NEEDLE SHARING; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PHILADELPHIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33645112447     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2006.230103.x     Document Type: Article

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