Evidence of high-risk sexual behaviors among injection drug users in the Kenya PLACE study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 138-141

  Brodish, Paul ^a   Singh, Kavita ^a,b   Rinyuri, Agnes ^c   Njeru, Carol ^c   Kingola, Nzioki ^c   Mureithi, Patrick ^d   Sambisa, William ^e   Weir, Sharon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya   (Kenya)

^d National AIDS Control Commission   (Kenya)

^e MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV 1; Injection drug use; Sexual behavior; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; KENYA; MALE; POVERTY; PRIORITY FOR LOCAL AIDS CONTROL EFFORTS STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SYRINGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG USERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; KENYA; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; NEEDLES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 80054991078     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.05.030     Document Type: Article

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