A Study of Peer Education to Prevent HIV Transmission Among
Injection Drug Users and Their HIV Risk Contacts Injection drug
use is the major mode of HIV transmission in many countries.
Injection drug users (IDUs) transmit HIV not only through shared
drug injection equipment but also through heterosexual and
homosexual transmission and mother-to-child transmission.
Studies have shown that peer education programs can reduce HIV
risk behavior in IDUs. However, it is not known if reduced HIV
risk behavior leads to fewer HIV infections. The purpose of this
study is to find out if a peer education program can reduce the
number of new HIV infections by changing the behavior of IDUs
and their HIV risk contacts. |Study Design:||Allocation:
Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention
Model: Factorial Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose:
Prevention |Official Title:||A Phase III Randomized Study to
Evaluate the Efficacy of a Network-Oriented Peer Education
Intervention for the Prevention of