TY - JOUR
T1 - Human immunodeficiency virus infection among intravenous drug addicts in Israel - stable low prevalence over 34 months
AU - Dan, Michael
AU - Cahana, Alex
AU - Fintsi, Yoram
AU - Bar-shany, Shulamit
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The study was supported by a grant from the Head Scientist's office, the Israeli Ministry of Health. The authors thank Batia Cohen for HIV testing and Pearl Lilos for Statistical analysis.
PY - 1992/6
Y1 - 1992/6
N2 - A serological survey of 300 Israeli intravenous drug addicts in 1988-1989, showed a 2.3% prevalence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), very similar to the finding of a previous study (2%) performed in the same population in 1986. Travel and drug injection abroad continue to be the most significant predictors of HIV seropositivity in this group. The relatively uncommon use of cocaine and the absence of 'shooting galleries' in Israel, appears to explain best the stable low prevalence of HIV infection among parenteral drug addicts in this country.
AB - A serological survey of 300 Israeli intravenous drug addicts in 1988-1989, showed a 2.3% prevalence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), very similar to the finding of a previous study (2%) performed in the same population in 1986. Travel and drug injection abroad continue to be the most significant predictors of HIV seropositivity in this group. The relatively uncommon use of cocaine and the absence of 'shooting galleries' in Israel, appears to explain best the stable low prevalence of HIV infection among parenteral drug addicts in this country.
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U2 - 10.1093/ije/21.3.561
DO - 10.1093/ije/21.3.561
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C2 - 1634320
AN - SCOPUS:0026638462
SN - 0300-5771
VL - 21
SP - 561
EP - 563
JO - International Journal of Epidemiology
JF - International Journal of Epidemiology
IS - 3
ER -
