HIV status and related factors among drug-abused prisoners of Quang Ninh detension center
Journal of Preventive Medicine
;
: 30-35, 2007.
Artigo
em Vietnamita
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-543
ABSTRACT
Background:
HIV/AIDS has appeared in the early 1980s. Today this disease has become a threat to human. As of 17/3/2006, Vietnam had detected 105,611 cases of HIV infection. Prevalence of abused prisoner in detention centers is quite high. \r\n', u'Objectives:
To evaluate the HIV infected status and related factors and to investigate about knowledge, practice of drug-abused prisoners of Quang Ninh detention center on HIV/AIDS prevention.\r\n', u'Subjects andmethod:
A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 346 drug-abused prisoners (338 men, 8 women) of Quang Ninh detention center from June 01 to July 14, 2006.\r\n', u'Results:
Prevalence of HIV was 56.07% (CI 95% 50.9-61.3).Shared syringes increase HIV risk to 5.76 times. Reused syringes increase HIV risk to 7.5 times. Daily drug using increase the risk to 2.46 times. The risk in drug users with more than 5 years increases 12 times. HIV infected rate in cities is 1.92 times more than in rural areas. Good knowledge about non-transmitted behavior was 83%; about 3 ways of transmitions was 50.3%. Knowing about how to detect themselves from HIV only 32.7% have properly answers.Conclusion:
HIV prevalence of drug-abused prisoners of Quang Ninh detention center is very high.\r\n', u'\r\n', u'
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Assunto principal:
HIV
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Fármacos Anti-HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Vietnamita
Revista:
Journal of Preventive Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2007
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