Epidemiology
HIV seroprevalence 20% higher in female drug users in Trinidad and Tobago
Published in AIDS Weekly, September 27th, 2004
"Crack cocaine use, especially among females, is associated with risky sexual behaviour. Data from 122 female substance abusers admitted to a rehabilitation center in Trinidad and Tobago between 1996 and 2002 were retrospectively reviewed to determine human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence and other associated risk factors," reported S.D. Reid and colleagues, University of the West Indies.
Their calculations showed "HIV seroprevalence was 19.7%, eight times higher than in the...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2004-09-27)
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