[The survey of HIV prevalence among drug users in Guangxi, China].
OBJECTIVE
To understand the distribution and related risk factors of HIV infection among drug users in Guangxi.


METHODS
Three hundred and twenty five drug users were tested for serum HIV antibody, with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.


RESULTS
One hundred and sixteen drug users (35.7%) were found to be HIV positive. The main risk factors associated with HIV infection were intravenous drug users and needle sharing among drug users. The HIV prevalence was 40.9% (114/279) among IDUs, and only 4.3% (2/46) among oral drug users. The phenomenon of sharing injecting equipment (76.7%) among intravenous drug users in Guangxi represents a very serious problem.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a high risk of HIV infection among drug users in Guangxi. Prevention programs urgently need to be implemented.
Zhang
G
G
National Center for AIDS Prevention and Control, Beijing 100050, China.
Zheng
X
X
Liu
W
W
Liang
F
F
Qu
S
S
Mao
Y
Y
Wang
L
L
Chen
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine; D016485:Needle Sharing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous
D009020:Morphine