scholarly journals Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus 8 among Injection Drug Users in San Francisco

2003 ◽  
Vol 187 (6) ◽  
pp. 974-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonnae Atkinson ◽  
Brian R. Edlin ◽  
Eric A. Engels ◽  
Alex H. Kral ◽  
Karen Seal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Herpesvirus 8

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary mixed methods research with structurally vulnerable populations: Case studies of injection drug users in San Francisco

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M. Lopez ◽  
Philippe Bourgois ◽  
Lynn D. Wenger ◽  
Jennifer Lorvick ◽  
Alexis N. Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug

A Cultural Impact of Needle Exchange: The Role of Safer-Injection Mentors

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret S. Kelley ◽  
Sheigla Murphy ◽  
Howard Lune
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Aids Risk

We examine one way in which needle-exchange services in the San Francisco Bay Area have affected needle-sharing and sexual-risk behaviors for injection drug users. We interviewed, qualitatively and quantitatively, 244 participants. Our analysis focuses on comparisons in HIV/AIDS-risk behaviors for a subcategory of “new” injectors: those initiating after the introduction of needle-exchange services in 1988 (n=57). We found that some new injectors benefited from the presence of “safer-injection mentors.” That is, those with someone to teach them harm reduction from their initiation of injection drug use were somewhat more likely to report safer injection practices at the time of interview. We also found that the mentoring process included sharing of information about needle-exchange services. Our results point to evidence of the effectiveness of needle-exchange services in contributing to a culture of harm reduction for injection drug users.

Prevalence of human herpesvirus-8 among HIV-infected patients, intravenous drug users and the general population in Iran

Sexual Health ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rezvan Kakavand-Ghalehnoei ◽  
Zabihollah Shoja ◽  
Alireza Najafi ◽  
Mostafa Haji Mollahoseini ◽  
Shohreh Shahmahmoodi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Intravenous Drug ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Intravenous Drug Users ◽  
Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Studies looking at the frequency of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) among Iranian blood donors have produced conflicting results. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HHV-8 DNA by using polymerase chain reaction methods among 168 healthy individuals, 60 intravenous drug users and 100 HIV-infected patients from Iran. The prevalence of HHV-8 was significantly higher among intravenous drug users (13.3%) compared with the general population (3.6%; P = 0.017). The HHV-8 genome was mostly detected among intravenous drug users who displayed high-risk sexual behaviours. Moreover, the HHV-8 genome was also detected in 8% of HIV-infected patients. The present study findings support the likelihood that the transmission of HHV-8 is via a sexual route in the Iranian population.

scholarly journals Hepatitis B Virus Immunization Among Young Injection Drug Users in San Francisco, Calif: The UFO Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 919-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula J. Lum ◽  
Kristen C. Ochoa ◽  
Judith A. Hahn ◽  
Kimberly Page Shafer ◽  
Jennifer L. Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
B Virus

scholarly journals Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus 8 and Hepatitis C Virus among Drug Users in Shanghai, China

Viruses ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2519-2530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiejun Zhang ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Yuyan Zhang ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Veenu Minhas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Herpesvirus 8
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