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Continued Transmission of HIV Among Young Adults Who Inject Drugs in San Francisco: Still Room for Improvement.
- Source :
- AIDS & Behavior; Apr2018, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p1383-1394, 12p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- We measured HIV incidence rate, trend and risk factors in 564 HIV-negative young people (< 30 years) who inject drugs (PWID) in San Francisco between 2000 and 2014. HIV incidence was 0.93/100 person-years (PY; 95% CI 0.50, 1.73). Incidence varied between 0.62/100 PY in 2000-2002 and 1.06/100 PY in 2012-2014 (<italic>P for trend</italic> = 1.0). HIV incidence varied significantly (<italic>P</italic> < 0.01) by race/ethnicity: among Hispanics it was 8.19/100 PY (95% CI 3.41, 19.68), African-Americans 4.59/100 PY (95% CI 1.15, 18.37), and Whites 0.26/100 PY (95% CI 0.06, 1.03). Male participants who reported sex with men (MSM) had higher HIV incidence (2.63/100 PY; 95% CI 1.31, 5.25) compared to males who did not report MSM (0.50/100 PY; 95% CI 0.12, 1.99) (<italic>P</italic> = 0.01). Despite an overall stable HIV incidence trend, incidence was elevated among African-American and Hispanic PWID, and men who have sex with men. Addressing prevention needs in these key populations is critical for the goal of eliminating HIV transmission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10907165
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AIDS & Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128815510
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1988-y