Geographic variation in HIV infection among injecting drug users within Barcelona

Josep Roca; David Vlahov; Carmen Borrell; Josep M. Jansa; Teresa Brugal; Hosni Yazbeck; Alvaro Muñoz

doi:10.3109/10826089509060744

Geographic variation in HIV infection among injecting drug users within Barcelona

Josep Roca, David Vlahov, Carmen Borrell, Josep M. Jansa, Teresa Brugal, Hosni Yazbeck, Alvaro Muñoz

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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In response to a high incidence of AIDS among injecting drug users in Barcelona, Spain, the city established a program in four geographically distinct centers for assistance and surveillance. The centers provided testing, counseling, and monitoring of infectious diseases. In 1991-92, HIV rates were 33% in the northwest center, 39% in the western center, 39% in the east, and 71% in the south. Differences between the rates in the southern center when compared with those in the other centers were very significant (P < 001). These data show geographic variation of HIV infection within one city and substantiate the need to provide expanded medical care in the drug misuse treatment setting.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	219-229
Number of pages	11
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089509060744
State	Published - 1995

Keywords

Epidemiology
Geographic variations
HIV infection
Hepatitis B
Injecting drug users
Syphilis

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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