An evaluation of drug injection behaviors and HIV infection. National AIDS Research Consortium

Int J Addict. 1994 Oct;29(12):1499-518. doi: 10.3109/10826089409047948.

Abstract

This paper investigates domains of drug injection behavior and the association of derived factors to HIV serostatus. Two sets of data were randomly selected and matched from a national data set of over 40,000 drug injectors. One set was HIV seropositive and the other HIV seronegative heterosexual injectors. Samples were matched to control for the effects of race/ethnicity, gender, and age on serostatus. Factor analysis was used to investigate relationships among drug injection behaviors. Four independent factors were found. Two factors were found to be statistically related to HIV serostatus in high seroprevalence areas. None of the needle use factors was found to be significantly associated with serostatus in low seroprevalence areas.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Disinfection / statistics & numerical data
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Female
  • HIV Seronegativity
  • HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology*
  • HIV Seropositivity / transmission
  • HIV Seroprevalence
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Needle Sharing / adverse effects
  • Needle Sharing / statistics & numerical data
  • Puerto Rico / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Environment
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / epidemiology*
  • United States / epidemiology