Drug Injecting and HIV Infection (Social Aspects of Aids Series)

Drug Injecting and HIV Infection is a comparative international study of drug injecting behaviour and HIV infection based on the World Health Organization's study of 13 cities as disparate as Athens, Bangkok, Glasgow and Rio de Janeiro. Using a standardized methodology for the collection of data, as well as central data management and analysis, this study represents the largest international project of its kind. It presents a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about drug injecting, HIV infection, epidemic dynamics and possibilities for prevention. Stressing the importance of linking research to intervention and policy, the contributors emphasize the need to place HIV and policy issues on the international agenda. Written by experts in the field, this global study offers an in-depth and definitive analysis of the subject. Preliminaries; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Global Perspectives on Drug Injecting; Chapter 2 The Social Context of Injectors Risk Behaviour; Chapter 3 Health and Social Consequences of Injecting Drug Use; Chapter 4 Drug Injecting and HIV 1 Infection Major Findings from the Multi City Study; Chapter 5 New Injectors and HIV 1 Risk; Chapter 6 The Structure of Stable Seroprevalence HIV 1 Epidemics among Injecting Drug Users; Chapter 7 Mobility and the Diffusion of Drug Injecting and HIV Infection. This is a comparative international study of drug injecting behaviour and HIV infection based on the World Health Organization's study of 13 cities as disparate as Athens, Bangkok, Glasgow and Rio de Janeiro. Edited By Gerry V. Stimson, Don C. Des Jarlais, And Andrew L. Ball. At Head Of Title: World Health Organization. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.