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HIV among injection drug users and their intimate partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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El-Bassel, N; Gilbert, L; Terlikbayeva, A; Wu, E; Beyrer, C; Shaw, S; Hunt, T; Ma, X; Chang, M; Ismayilova, L; Tukeyev, M; Zhussupov, B; Rozental, Y
Published in: AIDS Behav
September 2013

This paper examines prevalence rates of HIV, HCV, and syphilis among a sample of injecting drug users (IDUs) and their heterosexual intimate partners (N = 728) from Almaty, Kazakhstan. The study uses baseline data from Project Renaissance, a couple-based HIV prevention intervention delivered to a couple where one or both partners are IDUs. HIV prevalence rates among female and male IDUs were 28 %. Among the full sample, 75 % had HCV, and 13 % tested positive for the syphilis antibody test. Only 10 % of the sample ever visited a needle exchange program. One-fourth (25.3 %) had never been tested for HIV. One-quarter of those who tested positive were unaware of their status. Being HIV positive was associated with a history of incarceration, being an IDU, and having access to needle exchange programs. The findings call for increasing efforts to improve access to HIV testing, prevention, treatment, and care for IDUs in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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AIDS Behav

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1573-3254

Publication Date

September 2013

Volume

17

Issue

7

Start / End Page

2490 / 2500

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Unsafe Sex
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sexual Partners
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Male
  • Kazakhstan
  • Humans
 

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El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Terlikbayeva, A., Wu, E., Beyrer, C., Shaw, S., … Rozental, Y. (2013). HIV among injection drug users and their intimate partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan. AIDS Behav, 17(7), 2490–2500. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0484-2
El-Bassel, Nabila, Louisa Gilbert, Assel Terlikbayeva, Elwin Wu, Chris Beyrer, Stacey Shaw, Tim Hunt, et al. “HIV among injection drug users and their intimate partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan.AIDS Behav 17, no. 7 (September 2013): 2490–2500. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0484-2.
El-Bassel N, Gilbert L, Terlikbayeva A, Wu E, Beyrer C, Shaw S, et al. HIV among injection drug users and their intimate partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan. AIDS Behav. 2013 Sep;17(7):2490–500.
El-Bassel, Nabila, et al. “HIV among injection drug users and their intimate partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan.AIDS Behav, vol. 17, no. 7, Sept. 2013, pp. 2490–500. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10461-013-0484-2.
El-Bassel N, Gilbert L, Terlikbayeva A, Wu E, Beyrer C, Shaw S, Hunt T, Ma X, Chang M, Ismayilova L, Tukeyev M, Zhussupov B, Rozental Y. HIV among injection drug users and their intimate partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan. AIDS Behav. 2013 Sep;17(7):2490–2500.
Journal cover image

Published In

AIDS Behav

DOI

EISSN

1573-3254

Publication Date

September 2013

Volume

17

Issue

7

Start / End Page

2490 / 2500

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Unsafe Sex
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sexual Partners
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Male
  • Kazakhstan
  • Humans