HIV risk behaviors of male injecting drug users and associated non-condom use with regular female sexual partners in north-east India

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mishra, Ritu K ^a   Ganju, Deepika ^b   Ramesh, Sowmya ^b   Lalmuanpuii, Melody ^a   Biangtung, Langkham ^a   Humtsoe, Chumben ^a   Saggurti, Niranjan ^b  

^a Project ORCHID   (India)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

Author keywords

High risk behaviors; HIV risk; Inconsistent condom use; Injecting drug users; Regular sexual partners

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893676431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-11-5     Document Type: Article

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