Journal article
HIV Prevalence Remains Low Among Calgary’s Needle Exchange Program Participants
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the demographic characteristics, risk behaviours and prevalence of HIV-1 among injection drug users (IDU) attending Calgary’s needle exchange program (NEP).Methods: A survey was conducted from June through September 1998 among IDU attending Calgary’s NEP. Demographic and behaviour characteristics were determined by personal interview and saliva was tested for HIV antibody.Results: There were 278 participants providing …
Authors
Guenter CD; Fonseca K; Nielsen DM; Wheeler VJ; Pim CP
Journal
Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 91, No. 2, pp. 129–132
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2000
DOI
10.1007/bf03404928
ISSN
0008-4263