title: HIV seroprevalence in intravenous drug users: Los Angeles, California, 1986.
abstract: To estimate the seroprevalence and investigate risk behaviors for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection in intravenous drug users in Los Angeles County, a stratified, random sample of 790 clients, enrolled in either methadone maintenance or detoxification programs, were studied. Thirteen study participants (1.8 per cent) were seropositive; of these, five were homosexual/bisexual males and three were female prostitutes. Ninety-five per cent of all participants reported sharing needles. Risk reduction education efforts must be expanded before the HIV antibody prevalence rate increases.
authors.affiliation: Los Angeles County Department of Health Service.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mascola
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lieb
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Iwakoshi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McAllister
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Siminowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giles
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Run
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Fannin
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Strantz
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders