Individual-level, network-level and city-level factors associated with HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in eight Russian cities: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: To ascertain HIV prevalence among people who inject drug (injection drug users (IDUs)) in the Russian Federation and identify explanations for the disparity in different cities. Cross-sectional survey with serological testing for HIV and hepatitis C virus prevalent infections. 8 Russian cities-Irkutsk, Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Naberezhnye Chelny, Voronezh, Orel and St Petersburg. In 2007-2009 active IDUs were recruited by respondent-driven sampling with a target sample size of 300 or more in each city. Participants were administered a questionnaire covering sociodemographics, injection risk and protective behaviours, sexual behaviours, HIV knowledge, experiences with drug treatment and harm reduction programmes and social networks. Participants were tested for HIV and hepatitis C

SUBMITTER: Eritsyan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3686233 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature