Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey among Male Injecting Drug Users in Eastern Terai, Nepal: Round II - 2005

HIV transmission among drug users is associated with injecting drug use that involves the sharing of needles or syringes. Risky sexual behavior associated with drug use also contributes to the spread of HIV. Injecting drug users function as a “bridging population” for HIV transmission between a core HIV risk group, other high-risk groups, and the general population. The main objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence rate of HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs) and assess their risky behavior. The study was conducted in among IDUs in the sub-metropolitan city and municipalities, and the highway areas of Jhapa, Sunsari, and Morang districts of the Eastern Terai.