At-Risk Populations

Study Finds Significant Gender Differences In Risk Factors For HIV Infection Among Injection Drug Users

Published in AIDS Weekly, June 11th, 2001

Significant differences exist in the risk factors men and women face for contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health who conducted a 10-year study of injection drug users living in Baltimore, Maryland.

For women, sexual activity is a greater risk factor for contracting HIV than the sharing of needles, visiting drug shooting galleries, or other aspects of the drug-related lifestyle. However, these same risk factors play a significant role among men for contracting HIV. The findings, which appear in the May 28, 2001, edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine,...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2001-06-11)

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