Correlates of Seeking Injection Assistance among Injection Drug Users in Tijuana, Mexico
Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Assisted injection among injection drug users (IDUs) remains understudied. We recruited 1,056 IDUs using respondent-driven sampling in Tijuana, Mexico. Participants underwent HIV and syphilis testing and structured interviews. One-quarter (25%) sought injection assistance in the past 6 months. Seeking injection assistance was independently associated with being female (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]= 2.59; 95% confidence interval [CI]= 1.73-3.90), being born outside Baja California (AOR = 1.75; CI = 1.26-2.42), having recent abscesses (AOR = 2.59; CI = 1.93-3.47), using syringes previously used by others in the past 6 months (AOR = 1.99; CI = 1.45-2.71), and ever being arrested for carrying sterile syringes (AOR = 1.55; CI = 1.15-2.09).
Source: American Journal on Addictions
Institutions: University of California San Diego, Fenway Health
Language: English
Topic: HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Awards: Defining the Role of Mexican Pharmacies in HIV Prevention-A Mixed Method Approach, Impact of Drug Policy Reform on the HIV Risk Environment among IDUs in Tijuana, Epidemiology of HIV and Hepatitis C Among Injecting Drug Users in Tijuana, Training Program in Substance Use, HIV and Related Infections
OpenAlex ID: W1551130328