OBJECTIVE: To assess differences of HIV risk between ethnicities in northwestern China. METHOD: Cross-sectional serosurvey and structured questionnaire interview of 383 injection drug users of either Han or Uigur ethnicity in Urumqi, Xinjiang. RESULTS: Both Uigur minority ethnicity and residence in a Uigur or mixed Uigur/Han community were independently associated with higher HIV risk. CONCLUSION: HIV prevention programs should give special focus on minority ethnic drug users and their communities.
OBJECTIVE: To assess differences of HIV risk between ethnicities in northwestern China. METHOD: Cross-sectional serosurvey and structured questionnaire interview of 383 injection drug users of either Han or Uigur ethnicity in Urumqi, Xinjiang. RESULTS: Both Uigur minority ethnicity and residence in a Uigur or mixed Uigur/Han community were independently associated with higher HIV risk. CONCLUSION: HIV prevention programs should give special focus on minority ethnic drug users and their communities.
Authors: Don C Des Jarlais; Jonathan P Feelemyer; Shilpa N Modi; Kamyar Arasteh; Holly Hagan Journal: Drug Alcohol Depend Date: 2012-01-17 Impact factor: 4.492
Authors: Don C Des Jarlais; Azizbek Boltaev; Jonathan Feelemyer; Heidi Bramson; Kamyar Arasteh; Benjamin W Phillips; Holly Hagan Journal: Drug Alcohol Depend Date: 2013-07-25 Impact factor: 4.492