The intersection between sex and drugs: a cross-sectional study among the spouses of injection drug users in Chennai, India

Sunil Solomon,Aylur K. Srikrishnan,David D. Celentano,Sethulakshmi C. Johnson,Canjeevaram K. Vasudevan,Kailapuri G. Murugavel,Santhanam Anand,M. Suresh Kumar,Suniti Solomon,Shruti Hemendra Mehta

The intersection between sex and drugs: a cross-sectional study among the spouses of injection drug users in Chennai, India

2011

Sunil Solomon
Aylur K. Srikrishnan
David D. Celentano
Sethulakshmi C. Johnson
Canjeevaram K. Vasudevan
Kailapuri G. Murugavel
Santhanam Anand
M. Suresh Kumar
Suniti Solomon
Shruti Hemendra Mehta

Background It is estimated that there are up to 1.1 million injection drug users (IDUs) in India; the majority are likely married. We characterize HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) prevalence and the risk environment of a sample of spouses of IDUs.

Keywords:

Environmental health
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Sex and drugs
Sex offense
Cohort study
Hepatitis
Risk assessment
Cross-sectional study
Medicine
poison control

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