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Comparing prevalence of HIV-related behaviors among female injecting drug users (IDU) whose regular sexual partner was or was not IDU in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, China 

Authors: Joseph T. F. Lau a;  Jing Gu a;  Linglin Zhang b;  Feng Cheng c;  Yun Zhang d;  Jianxin Zhang e;  Ning Wang f; Yajia Lan e
Affiliations:   a Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
b Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, China
c China Country Office of Family Health International, Beijing, China
d Management office of China-UK HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Project, Beijing, China
e School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
f National Center for AIDS/STDs Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802612790
Publication Frequency: 12 issues per year
Published in: journal AIDS Care, Volume 21, Issue 7 July 2009 , pages 909 - 917
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Abstract

Injecting drug users made up a high percentage of HIV cases in China; partners of IDU are hence, at very high risk of HIV transmission. The goal of this study is to compare characteristics and prevalence of injecting drug use and sex-related risk behaviors among female IDU who were or were not having a regular sex partner (RSP) with concordant IDU status. Data were obtained from all female IDU respondents (n=1414) surveyed in the behavioral surveillance surveys as conducted during 2003 through 2006 in Sichuan and Yunnan, China. The findings from this research reveal that about half of the female IDU respondents belonged to the concordant group (50.4%). As compared to members of the discordant group, such concordant respondents were significantly more likely to have practiced different types of studied syringe sharing behaviors (adjusted odds ratios AOR=1.34-2.23, p<0.05), to have served as female sex workers in the last month (AOR=1.24, p<0.05), or to have used some particular types of HIV-related prevention services (AOR=1.36-1.60, p<0.05) but were less likely to be always using new needles for drug injection in the last month (AOR=0.54, p<0.05) or to have used a condom in the last episode of sex with their RSP (AOR=0.64, p<0.01). The findings suggest that concordant IDU status is very common among RSP of IDU. The risk for HIV transmission between concordant RSP seems to be very high and the prevention services seem unable to alleviate the risk. Specific programs targeting concordant IDU couples are greatly warranted.
Keywords: injecting drug use; sexual behavior; condom use; HIV; China
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