作者: Alexander Y Walley , Debbie M Cheng , Sharon M Coleman , Evgeny Krupitsky , Anita Raj
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.871218
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摘要: Overdoses and HIV infection are common among Russians who inject drugs, yet risk factors have not been studied. We analyzed baseline data of 294 participants with 30-day injection drug use from an secondary prevention trial for persons reporting “heavy” alcohol (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism [NIAAA] risky drinking definition) sex in the past 6 months. The outcome was any self-reported overdose previous 3 examined demographic, HIV-related, criminal justice, mental health, substance use, factors. Participants' characteristics included median age 29 years, 117/294 (40%) female, CD4 cell count 345/µl. Over three quarters 223/294 (76%) reported a history 47/294 (16%) Past month frequency (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 4.77, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.63–14.0 highest vs. lowest quartile; AOR 3.58, CI: 1.20–10.69 second quartile) anti...