dc.contributor.author | Waimar, Tun | |
dc.contributor.author | Meredith, Sheehy | |
dc.contributor.author | Dita, Broz | |
dc.contributor.author | Jerry, Okal | |
dc.contributor.author | Muraguri, Nicholas | |
dc.contributor.author | Raymond, H. Fisher | |
dc.contributor.author | Musyoki, Helgar | |
dc.contributor.author | Andrea, A. Kim | |
dc.contributor.author | Muthui, Mercy | |
dc.contributor.author | Geibel, Scott | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-09T05:39:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-09T05:39:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-02 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tun, Waimar, et al. "HIV and STI prevalence and injection behaviors among people who inject drugs in Nairobi: Results from a 2011 bio-behavioral study using respondent-driven sampling." AIDS and Behavior 19.1 (2015): 24-35. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-014-0936-3 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/86860 | |
dc.description.abstract | There is a dearth of evidence on injection drug use and associated HIV infections in Kenya. To generate population-based estimates of characteristics and HIV/STI prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Nairobi, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 269 PWID using respondent-driven sampling. PWID were predominantly male (92.5 %). An estimated 67.3 % engaged in at least one risky injection practice in a typical month. HIV prevalence was 18.7 % (95 % CI 12.3–26.7), while STI prevalence was lower [syphilis: 1.7 % (95 % CI 0.2–6.0); gonorrhea: 1.5 % (95 % CI 0.1–4.9); and Chlamydia: 4.2 % (95 % CI 1.2–7.8)]. HIV infection was associated with being female (aOR, 3.5; p = 0.048), having first injected drugs 5 or more years ago (aOR, 4.3; p = 0.002), and ever having practiced receptive syringe sharing (aOR, 6.2; p = 0.001). Comprehensive harm reduction programs tailored toward PWID and their sex partners must be fully implemented as part of Kenya’s national HIV prevention strategy. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.title | HIV and STI Prevalence and Injection Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs in Nairobi: Results from a 2011 Bio-behavioral Study Using Respondent-Driven Sampling | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en | en_US |