Sunil S. Solomon|Monica Desai|Aylur K. Srikrishnan|Easter Thamburaj|Canjeevaram K. Vasudevan|M. Suresh Kumar|Suniti Solomon|David D. Celentano|Shruti H. Mehta
The Profile of Injection Drug Users in Chennai, India: Identification of Risk Behaviours and Implications for Interventions
Johns Hopkins University
characterize demographics injection practices risk behaviours 1158 injection drug users idus chennai capital tamil nadu southern india recruited 20052006 community outreach median age 35 years majority idus male tamil ethnicity married earning less us75 per month 76 injected prior month median age first injection 25 years common drug injected heroin 80 followed buprenorphine high risk behaviours common included needlesharing unsafe disposal inappropriate cleaning needles well limited condom use idus india need educated harm reduction safeinjection practices pharmacies could serve potential venues hiv prevention interventions among idus india idus obtain needles pharmacies without prescription