Ahmed Mohammad Abrar, Zafar Tariq, Brahmbhatt Heena, Imam Ghazanfar, Ul Hassan Salman, Bareta Joseph C, Strathdee Steffanie A
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
J Urban Health. 2003 Jun;80(2):321-9. doi: 10.1093/jurban/jtg034.
We studied prevalence and correlates of injection drug use, awareness of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), and risky behaviors among drug users serviced by a nongovernmental organization catering to drug users in three Pakistani cities (Quetta, Peshawar, and Rawalpindi). Logistic regression analysis was used to identify correlates of injection drug use. Of 608 drug users, 99.8% were male; median age was 32 years, and 44% were married. Most (79.8%) were Pakistani; 15.3% were Afghani. The majority used heroin (98.7%), mostly by inhalation; 15.2% injected drugs. Only 41% had heard of HIV/AIDS, and 30% had been paid for donating blood. Injection drug use and needle sharing were highest in Quetta. Injecting drug users (IDUs) were nearly twice as likely to have donated blood and to have heard about HIV/AIDS compared to other drug users. Interventions to discourage transitions to injection, increase HIV testing, and safeguard the blood supply in Pakistan are urgently needed.
我们对巴基斯坦三个城市（奎达、白沙瓦和拉瓦尔品第）一个为吸毒者提供服务的非政府组织所服务的吸毒者中注射吸毒的流行情况及其相关因素、对人类免疫缺陷病毒/获得性免疫缺陷综合征（HIV/AIDS）的知晓情况以及危险行为进行了研究。采用逻辑回归分析来确定注射吸毒的相关因素。在608名吸毒者中，99.8%为男性；年龄中位数为32岁，44%已婚。大多数（79.8%）是巴基斯坦人；15.3%是阿富汗人。大多数人使用海洛因（98.7%），主要通过吸入方式；15.2%注射毒品。只有41%听说过HIV/AIDS，30%曾因献血获得报酬。奎达的注射吸毒和共用针头情况最为严重。与其他吸毒者相比，注射吸毒者（IDUs）献血和听说过HIV/AIDS的可能性几乎是其他吸毒者的两倍。迫切需要采取干预措施，以阻止向注射吸毒的转变、增加HIV检测并保障巴基斯坦的血液供应。
