HIV infection in Greek intravenous drug users

dc.contributor.author	Παπαευαγγέλου, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Ρουμελιώτου, Αθηνά	el
dc.contributor.author	Στεργίου, Γεώργιος Σ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Νεστορίδου, Αικατερίνη	el
dc.contributor.author	Τριχοπούλου, Ευαγγελία	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-09T21:36:30Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-09T21:36:30Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-09
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/3681
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.subject	HIV infections
dc.subject	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
dc.subject	Intravenous drug abuse
dc.subject	Ιός της ανθρώπινης ανοσοανεπάρκειας (HIV)
dc.subject	AIDS
dc.subject	IVDU
dc.subject	Ενδοφλέβια χρήση ουσιών
dc.title	HIV infection in Greek intravenous drug users	en
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heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Sexual health
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Σεξουαλική υγεία
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heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1007/BF00221347
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας.Τμήμα Δημόσιας Υγείας και Κοινοτικής Υγείας.Κατεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας (Δημόσιας Yγιεινής).	el
heal.publicationDate	1991-01
heal.bibliographicCitation	Papaevangelou, G., Roumeliotou, M., Stergiou, G., Nestoridou, A. and Trichopoulou, E. (1991) HIV infection in Greek intravenous drug users. "European Journal of Epidemiology". Vol. 7, (1) pp 88-90.	en
heal.abstract	In order to investigate the prevalence of HIV infection among Greek intravenous drug users (IVDU), its trend during years recent and possible risk factors, we studied 893 inmates recently admitted to the main prisons of Greece from 1986 to 1989. Screening and counselling was offered to all of them, The acceptance rate was 98%. One thousand one hundred and two IVDUs voluntarily attending the AIDS Reference Centre in Athens for counselling and screening were also included in the study. Anti-H1V were determined by commercially available radioimmunoassays, and positive results were confirmed by Western Blot. Our results showed that the prevalence of HIV infection remained very low in both groups during the study period; it was similar to the prevalence found (2.1%) in stored sera drawn in 1982 from imprisoned IVDU. In the non-prisoner group, the prevalence among those who reported needle/syringe sharing (2.6%) was similar to that among those who denied sharing (2.5%). This lack of difference may be due to the fact that sharing is only an occasional practice and that cleaning of the injection equipment is common. We conclude that the prevalence of anti-HIV in IVDU in Greece is considerably lower than that in neighbouring countries and that it has remained stable during the last eight years. Further studies are necessary to identify behavioural and other risk factors.	en
heal.publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers	en
heal.journalName	HIV infection in Greek intravenous drug users	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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