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    Risk Behaviours, Response & Future Research Need: A Review: Hiv/Aids Epidemic Among Injecting Drug Users in Vietnam

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    This document summarizes the HIV/AIDS epidemic among injecting drug users in Vietnam. It finds that the prevalence of HIV is just under 20% among injecting drug users, with some provinces seeing rates over 20%. Risk factors fueling the epidemic include injecting frequently, sharing needles and syringes, sex work, multiple sexual partners, and younger age of initiation into drug use. The review identifies subgroups of newer users under 30 years old and their established sexual links to other populations as important areas for prevention efforts. It recommends targeting younger, newer injecting drug users and addressing their sexual transmission networks to control the epidemic.

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    This document summarizes the HIV/AIDS epidemic among injecting drug users in Vietnam. It finds that the prevalence of HIV is just under 20% among injecting drug users, with some provinces seeing rates over 20%. Risk factors fueling the epidemic include injecting frequently, sharing needles and syringes, sex work, multiple sexual partners, and younger age of initiation into drug use. The review identifies subgroups of newer users under 30 years old and their established sexual links to other populations as important areas for prevention efforts. It recommends targeting younger, newer injecting drug users and addressing their sexual transmission networks to control the epidemic.

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    HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC AMONG INJECTING DRUG USERS IN VIETNAM

    Risk Behaviours, Response & Future Research Need: A Review


    SM Tanvir Ahmed & Professor Donald Edwin Stewart
    INTRODUCTION
    - HIV Epidemic in Vietnam is fuelled by the IDUs, then FSW
    - At present (2009) the prevalence is just under 20% among IDUs
    - But, high variability exists from 0 to 65% in selected provinces
    - Also, some province with rising rate (>20%) among IDU & FSW
    + Multiple Sexual Partners

    SEARCH STRATEGY

    + Sexually Active with FSW


    + Injecting Frequency

    - GU Library Database searched in Sep-Oct,2011


    + Social Injecting
    - Include both
    peer & non-peer reviewed
    documentsShaping the
    Characteristics
    & Correlates:
    + Sharing N/S
    + Unemployed
    - Free words, Key words used
    1995 onwards
    Epidemic
    + Injecting in Shooting Gallery + Resource Pooling
    60 peer
    reviewed
    non-peer
    reviewed
    + -Majority
    Single
    (55-60%&+15
    Primary
    Injecting
    Heroine selected
    + Drug Using FSWs
    - GUMale
    Library
    Database
    searched in Sep-Oct,2011
    + Majority
    (80-90%
    + Injected by Others (dealer, Friends) + Younger age

    + Very Short Transition (8-14 Months) + Sharing Drug Pots


    HIV Infected
    (IDUs & FSWs)
    IDUs
    (younger, newer)

    FSWs
    (Direct & Indirect)
    Drug Using FSW
    (who injecting)

    Concentrated Epidemic Zone

    Clients
    (Bridging)

    Women
    (general population)

    Infants
    (general)

    FOUR CONCERNS
    1. IDU sub-groups of younger
    (<30y) & newer (<3y)
    2. Established sexual links
    3. Drug using FSWs
    4. HIV infected sub-groups

    REVIEW STATISTICS

    Generalised Epidemic Zone

    CONCLUDING REMARKS
    1. Target: younger, newer IDUs and address their sexual links as important prevention need
    2. Learn: from the epidemics of other countries especially Thailand, Cambodia,
    3. Challenge: reaching these population with their harm reduction service need immediately

    Around 70% reported


    case under 30 years age
    In 2009, nearly 50%
    reported within age
    group 20-29 years
    FSWs who use drugs
    around 15-20% injecting
    Short transition period
    IDU Network mixing

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