Sex, drugs and economic behaviour in Russia: A study of socio-economic characteristics of high risk populations

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-139

  Wall, Martin ^a   Schmidt, Elena ^b   Sarang, Anya ^c   Atun, Rifat ^d   Renton, Adrian ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Andrey Rylkov Foundation for Health and Social Justice   (Russian Federation)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Injecting drug use; Respondent driven sampling; Russia; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN NEEDS; INCOME; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG USERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953045903     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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