Project Coordinator, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Project Assistant, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2020 Apr;64(Supplement):S71-S75. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_73_20.
Prevalence of adult HIV infection in India is still high in certain North-eastern (NE) states, particularly among injecting drug users (IDUs). This study aims at exploring IDU behavior profile and their variation across the different states of NE region, India. Data were drawn from a population-based, cross-sectional survey of IDU in the integrated bio-behavioral surveillance from 2014 to 2015. A total of 4272 IDUs from four states (Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland) aged ≥15 years were interviewed. Descriptive analysis was conducted to identify the variation in demographic and IDU behavior across four states. Youth predominance in Mizoram was evident by the mean age of initiation <18 years; 74% and 65% had the first exposure of any drug and injecting drug in <20 years. In Manipur and Nagaland, 60% and 49% of IDUs, respectively, were ≥30 years of age. These specific age groups may be targeted for IDU risk mitigation addressing the state-specific determinants.
印度东北部（NE）某些州的成人艾滋病毒感染率仍然很高，特别是在注射吸毒者（IDU）中。本研究旨在探讨 IDU 的行为特征及其在印度东北部不同州的差异。数据来自于 2014 年至 2015 年期间基于人群的、针对 IDU 的综合生物行为监测的横断面调查。对来自四个州（曼尼普尔邦、梅加拉亚邦、米佐拉姆邦和那加兰邦）的≥15 岁的 4272 名 IDU 进行了访谈。进行描述性分析以确定四个州的人口统计学和 IDU 行为的差异。米佐拉姆邦的年轻人占主导地位，表现为起始年龄<18 岁；74%和 65%的人在<20 岁时首次接触任何药物和注射药物。在曼尼普尔邦和那加兰邦，分别有 60%和 49%的 IDU 年龄≥30 岁。这些特定的年龄组可能是针对 IDU 风险缓解的目标，以解决特定州的决定因素。
