title: High HIV risk among Uigur minority ethnic drug users in northwestern China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess differences of HIV risk between ethnicities in northwestern China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional serosurvey and structured questionnaire interview of 383 injection drug users of either Han or Uigur ethnicity in Urumqi, Xinjiang.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both Uigur minority ethnicity and residence in a Uigur or mixed Uigur/Han community were independently associated with higher HIV risk.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HIV prevention programs should give special focus on minority ethnic drug users and their communities.
authors: State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Junling
authors: J
authors: Zhu
authors: Baoling
authors: B
authors: Rui
authors: Yuanzhi
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Lijiang
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Lu
authors: L
authors: Yin
authors: Yuhua
authors: Y
authors: Ruan
authors: Han-Zhu
authors: HZ
authors: Qian
authors: Yiming
authors: Y
authors: Shao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology