HIV SCREENING AND RISK BEHAVIOR IN PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE USERS

Authors
MALHOTRA A BALAJI M BASU D MATTOO SK VARMA VK SEHGAL S
Citation
A. Malhotra et al., HIV SCREENING AND RISK BEHAVIOR IN PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE USERS, Indian journal of medical research. Section A: Infectious diseases, 97, 1993, pp. 231-233
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal",Immunology
Journal title
Indian journal of medical research. Section A: Infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
0970955X
Volume
97
Year of publication
1993
Pages
231 - 233
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-5340(1993)97:<231:HSARBI>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Patients admitted to the Drug De-addiction and Treatment Centre, Postg raduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, were screened for HIV antibodies. Out of 116 patients, 45 (39%) were inject ing drug users (IDUs), 29 (25%) were other drug users and 42 (36%) wer e primary users of alcohol. One IDU was HIV seropositive (2.2% of the IDUs). Analysis of HIV-related risk behaviour showed that the IDUs wer e at high risk, because of needle sharing as also because of having mu ltiple sex partners. The potential for HIV infection in these persons practising high-risk behaviour calls for timely preventive measures.