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Burden of HIV infection among aboriginal injection drug users in Vancouver, British Columbia.

  • Autores: Evan Wood, Julio S.G. Montaner, Kathy Li, Ruth Zhang, Lucy Barney, Steffanie Strathdee, Mark W. Tyndall, Thomas Kerr
  • Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 98, Nº. 3, 2008, págs. 515-519
  • Idioma: inglés
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  • Resumen
    • Objectives: We sought to examine whether there were differential rates of HIV incidence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal injection drug users in a Canadian setting.; Methods: Data were derived from 2 prospective cohort studies of injection drug users in Vancouver, British Columbia. Using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards regression, we compared HIV incidence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants.; Results: Overall, 2496 individuals were recruited between May 1996 and December 2005. Compared with that of non-Aboriginal persons, the baseline HIV prevalence was higher among Aboriginal persons (16.0% vs 25.1%; P<.001). Among participants who were HIV negative at baseline, the cumulative HIV incidence at 48 months was higher among Aboriginal persons (18.5% vs 9.5%; P<.001). In multivariate analyses, Aboriginal ethnicity was independently associated with elevated HIV incidence (relative hazard=1.59; 95% confidence interval=1.12, 2.26; P=.009).; Conclusions: Aboriginal persons in Vancouver had a significantly elevated burden of HIV infection, which calls for a culturally sensitive and evidence-based response. Policymakers in other settings with at-risk Aboriginal populations should seek to avert similar public health emergencies by being proactive with evidence-based HIV-prevention programs.;


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