Understanding the association between injecting and sexual risk behaviors of injecting drug users in Manipur and Nagaland, India

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Suohu, Khrieketou ^a   Humtsoe, Chumben ^a   Saggurti, Niranjan ^b   Sabarwal, Shrutika ^b   Mahapatra, Bidhubhusan ^b   Kermode, Michelle ^c  

^a Emmanuel Hospital Association   (India)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condom use; Injecting drug users; Northeastern India; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; DICYCLOVERINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SPASMOPROXYVON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; ODDS RATIO; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871127144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-9-40     Document Type: Article

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