TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between drug use stigma and HIV injection risk behaviors among injection drug users in Chennai, India
AU - Latkin, Carl
AU - Srikrishnan, Aylur K.
AU - Yang, Cui
AU - Johnson, Sethulakshmi
AU - Solomon, Sunil S.
AU - Kumar, Suresh
AU - Celentano, David D.
AU - Solomon, Suniti
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided by NIDA grant R01DA016555 ; the NIDA had no further role in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the paper for publication.
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived drug use stigma, acquiescence response bias, and HIV injection risk behaviors among current injection drug users in Chennai, India. Methods: The sample consists of 851 males in Chennai, India who reported having injected drugs in the last month and were recruited through street outreach. Results: Results indicate a strong and consistent positive association between drug use stigma and HIV injection drug use risk behaviors. This association held across the injection behaviors of frequency of sharing needles, cookers, cotton filters, rinse water, pre-filled syringes and common drug solutions, even after controlling for acquiescence response bias, frequency of injection, and HIV/HCV serostatus. Conclusions: These findings suggest that future HIV prevention and harm reduction programs for injection drug users and service providers should address drug use stigma.
AB - Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived drug use stigma, acquiescence response bias, and HIV injection risk behaviors among current injection drug users in Chennai, India. Methods: The sample consists of 851 males in Chennai, India who reported having injected drugs in the last month and were recruited through street outreach. Results: Results indicate a strong and consistent positive association between drug use stigma and HIV injection drug use risk behaviors. This association held across the injection behaviors of frequency of sharing needles, cookers, cotton filters, rinse water, pre-filled syringes and common drug solutions, even after controlling for acquiescence response bias, frequency of injection, and HIV/HCV serostatus. Conclusions: These findings suggest that future HIV prevention and harm reduction programs for injection drug users and service providers should address drug use stigma.
KW - Acquiescence response bias
KW - HCV
KW - HIV
KW - India
KW - Injection drug use
KW - Risk behavior
KW - Stigma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.03.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 20462707
AN - SCOPUS:77954661467
SN - 0376-8716
VL - 110
SP - 221
EP - 227
JO - Drug and alcohol dependence
JF - Drug and alcohol dependence
IS - 3
ER -