A case-control study of HIV infection among incarcerated female drug users: Impact of sharing needles and having drug-using sexual partners

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 446-453

  Peng, Eugene Yu Chang ^a,b   Yeh, Ching Ying ^b   Cheng, Shu Hsing ^b,c   Morisky, Donald E ^d   Lan, Yu Ching ^e   Chen, Yi Ming Arthur ^f   Lyu, Shu Yu ^b,f   Malow, Robert M ^g  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control; Female drug users; HIV; Sharing needles

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRISON; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNSAFE SEX; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 79960785889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60066-1     Document Type: Article

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