High HIV risk among Uigur minority ethnic drug users in northwestern China

Trop Med Int Health. 2008 Jun;13(6):814-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02071.x. Epub 2008 Mar 24.

Abstract

Objective: To assess differences of HIV risk between ethnicities in northwestern China.

Method: 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.

Conclusion: HIV prevention programs should give special focus on minority ethnic drug users and their communities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • China
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / ethnology
  • HIV Infections / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minority Groups / psychology
  • Minority Groups / statistics & numerical data
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Risk Factors
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications*
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / ethnology