The Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Prospective Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia
BACKGROUND: While several studies have reported on sexual risk behaviours and the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among injection drug users (IDUs), there are fewer prospective studies that have been able to examine populations of IDUs with no history of STIs. Therefore, the aut...
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| author | Laura M Kuyper Courtney LC Collins Thomas Kerr Robert S Hogg Kathy Li Mark W Tyndall Julio SG Montaner Evan Wood |
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| description | BACKGROUND: While several studies have reported on sexual risk behaviours and the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among injection drug users (IDUs), there are fewer prospective studies that have been able to examine populations of IDUs with no history of STIs. Therefore, the authors examined prevalence, correlates and factors associated with time to first STI infection in a prospective cohort of IDUs in Vancouver, British Columbia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf65c12b40e24989b2cb032b79d469272025-02-03T06:45:26ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322005-01-0116422522910.1155/2005/617326The Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Prospective Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British ColumbiaLaura M Kuyper0Courtney LC Collins1Thomas Kerr2Robert S Hogg3Kathy Li4Mark W Tyndall5Julio SG Montaner6Evan Wood7British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, CanadaBritish Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, CanadaBritish Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, CanadaBritish Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, CanadaBritish Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, CanadaBritish Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, CanadaBritish Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, CanadaBritish Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, CanadaBACKGROUND: While several studies have reported on sexual risk behaviours and the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among injection drug users (IDUs), there are fewer prospective studies that have been able to examine populations of IDUs with no history of STIs. Therefore, the authors examined prevalence, correlates and factors associated with time to first STI infection in a prospective cohort of IDUs in Vancouver, British Columbia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/617326 |
| spellingShingle | Laura M Kuyper Courtney LC Collins Thomas Kerr Robert S Hogg Kathy Li Mark W Tyndall Julio SG Montaner Evan Wood The Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Prospective Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | The Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Prospective Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia |
| title_full | The Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Prospective Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia |
| title_fullStr | The Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Prospective Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Prospective Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia |
| title_short | The Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Prospective Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia |
| title_sort | prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections in a prospective cohort of injection drug users in vancouver british columbia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/617326 |
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