Injecting and sexual risk behaviours, sexually transmitted infections and HIV prevalence in injecting drug users in three states in India.

摘要: OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare sexual injecting risk behaviours sexually transmitted infections (STI) hepatitis C virus (HCV) HIV prevalence in drug users (IDU) six districts three states of India: Manipur Nagaland Maharashtra. METHOD: The respondent-driven sample consisted 2075 IDU. Consenting participants were administered a structured questionnaire samples blood urine collected to test for STI. Data analysed using RDSAT. RESULTS: In two 77 98% IDU injected heroin whereas the main was dextropropoxyphene (99%). Mumbai/Thane Maharashtra majority respondents reported chlorpheniramine (87%) all almost half generally sharing needles syringes; consistent condom use with non-paid female partners also low. Approximately one-quarter visited paid partner past year. reactive syphilis serology higher (7 19%) than (23% 32%) (16%) greater (<2%). HCV more 50% Manipur. CONCLUSION: Irrespective regional differences high-risk behaviour needle low makes critical subpopulation prevention interventions. Interventions need address differing patterns regions transmission among regular casual northeast Mumbai/Thane.