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01.08.2010 | Original Paper
Drug and HIV-Related Risk Behaviors After Geographic Migration Among a Cohort of Injection Drug Users
verfasst von:
Beth S. Rachlis, Evan Wood, Kathy Li, Robert S. Hogg, Thomas Kerr
Erschienen in:
AIDS and Behavior
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Ausgabe 4/2010
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Abstract
To determine whether migration impacted on drug use and HIV-related risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDU), we identified participants in a prospective cohort of IDU (Vancouver Injection Drug User Study) who had reported migrating out of Greater Vancouver between May 1996 and November 2005. We compared risk behaviors before and after a move for individuals who migrated (movers) and for a similar period for non-movers using linear growth curve analyses. In total, 1,122 individuals were included, including 430 (38.3%) women and 331 (29.5%) Aboriginal participants. Among these, 192 (17.1%) individuals reported migrating out of Greater Vancouver between 1996 and 2005 while 930 (82.9%) did not. Movers were significantly younger than non-movers: 32.0 (Interquartile Range [IQR]: 24.3–39.2) and 34.6 (IQR: 26.9–40.8) respectively. A significant decrease in those reporting unstable housing, frequent heroin and cocaine injection occurred only in movers. Our findings suggest that, in this setting, risk-taking among IDU declines following periods of migration out of Greater Vancouver.