Sexually transmitted infections and sexual practices in injection drug users and their regular sex partners in Chennai, India |
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| Authors: | Panda Samiran Kumar M Suresh Saravanamurthy P S Mahalingam P Vijaylakshmi A Balakrishnan P Kantesh B Tamby P A Jabbar Syed Rangaiyan G Flessenkaemper S Grosskurth Heiner Gupte Mohan D |
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| Institution: | National Institute of Epidemiology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chennai, India. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: Measuring sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and sexual practices in injection drug users (IDUs) and their regular sex partners. GOAL: Informing HIV intervention programs. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. RESULTS: One percent IDUs and 2% of their regular female sex partners were syphilis infected; 40% (84/211) and 38% respectively (81/211) were infected with HSV-2. 30% IDUs and 5% of their female regular sex partners were HIV positive. Serodiscordant results for syphilis and HSV-2 were noticed. Women having first sex at ageor=38 years had seven times the odds of having any non-HIV-STI. CONCLUSION: Reaching out to IDUs and their female regular sex partners with modified STI management guideline and promoting women-controlled safer sex measures are needed harm-reduction measures. |
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