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Multilevel Analysis of HIV Related Risk Behaviors among Heroin Users in a Low Prevalence Community. Li H, Goggins W and Lee SS (2009)

Multilevel Analysis of HIV Related Risk Behaviors among Heroin Users in a Low Prevalence Community. Li H, Goggins W and Lee SS (2009)Injecting drug users (IDU) are at increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Their HIV prevalence however varies from place to place and may not be directly linked with the level of individual risk. This study explores the relative importance of individual and community level characteristics in the practice of HIV-related risk behaviors in IDU in Hong Kong where the HIV prevalence has remained low at below 1%.

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