High HIV prevalence, suboptimal HIV testing, and low knowledge of HIV-positive serostatus among injection drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 932-941

  Niccolai, Linda M ^a   Toussova, Olga V ^b   Verevochkin, Sergei V ^b   Barbour, Russell ^a   Heimer, Robert ^a   Kozlov, Andrei P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biomedical Center   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

HIV prevalence; HIV serostatus; HIV testing; Injection drug users; Knowledge; Russia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; RUSSIA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956885466     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9469-y     Document Type: Article

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