High HIV risk among Uigur minority ethnic drug users in northwestern China.
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.
Zhang
Li
L
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.
Zhu
Junling
J
Rui
Baoling
B
Zhang
Yuanzhi
Y
Zhang
Lijiang
L
Yin
Lu
L
Ruan
Yuhua
Y
Qian
Han-Zhu
HZ
Shao
Yiming
Y
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