Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Associated Factors among Injecting Drug Users of 18-25-year Age Group of Tripura: A Cross-sectional Study.
IF 0.7 4区 医学Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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Abstract
Background: Injection drug use is a global issue with almost one-fifth of them being human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive.
Objectives: The present study is aimed at finding out the burden of HIV infection and associated factors among injecting drug users (IDUs) between 18 and 25 years of age of Tripura and to compare with the registered prevalence of infection among them.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 80 young IDUs in West and Dhalai district of Tripura. Respondent driven sampling was done identifying hotspots with the help of targeted intervention-NGOs, to interview the respondents.
Results: Most of the respondents were male (92.5% and 85% respectively from West and Dhalai district) and between 22 and 23 years age. The self-reported seroprevalence of HIV among IDUs was 53.8% (in comparison to 38% among Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS) registered seroprevalence) in West district and 57.9% (in comparison to 50.6%) in Dhalai district. Most of them (81% and 91%, respectively) are currently on antiretroviral therapy and socioeconomic status of IDUs from Dhalai district was found to be significant predictor of HIV infection among them.
Conclusion: Self-reported prevalence of HIV among IDUs in both the study districts was higher than TSACS reported HIV prevalence among IDUs in the same districts. Socioeconomic status was a significant predictor of HIV infection among the IDUs with scope for improvement among practice related to regular use of condoms during sexual intercourse.
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Indian Journal of Public Health is a peer-reviewed international journal published Quarterly by the Indian Public Health Association. It is indexed / abstracted by the major international indexing systems like Index Medicus/MEDLINE, SCOPUS, PUBMED, etc. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles. The Indian Journal of Public Health publishes articles of authors from India and abroad with special emphasis on original research findings that are relevant for developing country perspectives including India. The journal considers publication of articles as original article, review article, special article, brief research article, CME / Education forum, commentary, letters to editor, case series reports, etc. The journal covers population based studies, impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation, systematic review, meta-analysis, clinic-social studies etc., related to any domain and discipline of public health, specially relevant to national priorities, including ethical and social issues. Articles aligned with national health issues and policy implications are prefered.
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