Impact of sex work on risk behaviours and their association with HIV positivity among people who inject drugs in Eastern Central Canada: cross-sectional results from an open cohort study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were: (1) to examine the correlates of HIV positivity among participants who injected drugs and engaged in sex work (PWID-SWs) in the SurvUDI network between 2004 and 2016, after stratification by sex, and (2) to compare these correlates with those of sexually active participants who did not engage in sex work (PWID non-SWs). DESIGN AND SETTING:This biobehavioural survey is an open cohort of services where participants who had injected in the past 6 months were recruited mainly through harm reduction programmes in Eastern Central Canada. PARTICIPANTS:Data from 5476 participants (9223 visits in total; 785 not included in multivariate analyses due to missing values) were included. METHODS:Participants completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Campeau L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829837 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature