High HIV burden among people who inject drugs in 15 Indian cities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Injecting drug use has historically been the principal driver of the HIV epidemic in the northeast states of India. However, recent data indicate growing numbers of people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in north and central Indian cities.

Methods

We conducted face-to-face surveys among PWIDs in seven northeast and eight north/central Indian cities using respondent-driven sampling. We used a rapid HIV-testing protocol to identify seropositive individuals and multiassay algorithm to identify those with recent infection. We used multilevel regression models that incorporated sampling weights and had random intercepts for site to assess risk factors for prevalent and incident (recent) HIV infection.

Results

We surveyed 14 481 PWIDs from 15 Indian cities between Janua

SUBMITTER: Lucas GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4346289 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature