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Characteristics of IDUs' sexual partners
Type of publication
Konferencijų tezės nerecenzuojamame leidinyje / Conference theses in non-peer-reviewed publication (T2)
Author(s)
Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas | Užkrečiamųjų ligų ir AIDS centras |
Title
Characteristics of IDUs' sexual partners
Publisher (trusted)
Baltic Association of Dermatovenereologists
Date Issued
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2013 |
Extent
p. 105-106, no. PP14
Is part of
11th congress of the Baltic Association of Dermatovenereologists : 17-19 October 2013, Kaunas, Lithuania : Final programme and abstract book / Lithuanian Association of Dermatovenereologists. Baltic Association of Dermatovenereologists ; President: Skaidra Valiukeviciene. Vilnius : BADV, 2013.
Field of Science
Abstract
Background. IDUs (opiate users) account for 70% of all reported HIV cases in Lithuania. The period of 2007-2012 saw a groeth in heterosexual HIV transmission. One of the likely reasons is unprotected sex with IDUs. Method. A cross-sectional study of active IDUs and sexual partners of IDUs. 400 active injecting drug users (329 males and 71 females) participated in the BBS using the RDS sampling method. Respondents were asked to invite their main sexual partners (not active IDUs) to take part in BBS. IDUs and their main sexual partners completed behavioural questionnaires and underwent a blood test for HIV, syphilis, anti-HBc and anti-HCV. [...].
Type of document
type::text::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper
eLABa
5644588
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)
Language
Anglų / English (en)