A review of HIV prevention among young injecting drug users: A guide for researchers
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Young people aged 15–24 years account for fifty percent of all new AIDS cases worldwide. Moreover, half of all new HIV infections are associated with injection drug use. The average age for initiation into injecting drug use is 20 years of age. This paper investi...
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| author | Dolan Kate A Niven Heather |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Young people aged 15–24 years account for fifty percent of all new AIDS cases worldwide. Moreover, half of all new HIV infections are associated with injection drug use. The average age for initiation into injecting drug use is 20 years of age. This paper investigates whether HIV prevention programs have reduced risk behaviours in young people.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-448e8b0644214ed79357219ab9ff33402022-12-22T02:45:48ZengBMCHarm Reduction Journal1477-75172005-03-0121510.1186/1477-7517-2-5A review of HIV prevention among young injecting drug users: A guide for researchersDolan Kate ANiven Heather<p>Abstract</p> <p>Young people aged 15–24 years account for fifty percent of all new AIDS cases worldwide. Moreover, half of all new HIV infections are associated with injection drug use. The average age for initiation into injecting drug use is 20 years of age. This paper investigates whether HIV prevention programs have reduced risk behaviours in young people.</p>http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/2/1/5 |
| spellingShingle | Dolan Kate A Niven Heather A review of HIV prevention among young injecting drug users: A guide for researchers Harm Reduction Journal |
| title | A review of HIV prevention among young injecting drug users: A guide for researchers |
| title_full | A review of HIV prevention among young injecting drug users: A guide for researchers |
| title_fullStr | A review of HIV prevention among young injecting drug users: A guide for researchers |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of HIV prevention among young injecting drug users: A guide for researchers |
| title_short | A review of HIV prevention among young injecting drug users: A guide for researchers |
| title_sort | review of hiv prevention among young injecting drug users a guide for researchers |
| url | http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/2/1/5 |
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