Susser E, Betne P, Valencia E, Goldfinger S M, Lehman A F
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York City 10032, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1997 May;87(5):854-6. doi: 10.2105/ajph.87.5.854.
This study examined injection drug use among homeless men and women with severe mental illness in two sites.
The data were drawn from related clinical trials conducted in Baltimore (101 men, 49 women) and Boston (85 men, 33 women).
The percentages of homeless men with a history of injection drug use were 26% in Baltimore and 16% in Boston; the corresponding rates among homeless women were 8% and 6%.
Taken together, these and previous results suggest high lifetime prevalences of injection drug use-and associated risks of HIV transmission-in this elusive population.
本研究在两个地点调查了患有严重精神疾病的无家可归男性和女性中的注射吸毒情况。
数据取自于在巴尔的摩(101名男性,49名女性)和波士顿(85名男性,33名女性)进行的相关临床试验。
有注射吸毒史的无家可归男性在巴尔的摩的比例为26%,在波士顿为16%;无家可归女性中的相应比例分别为8%和6%。
综合来看,这些结果以及之前的结果表明,在这个难以捉摸的人群中,注射吸毒的终生患病率很高,且存在艾滋病毒传播的相关风险。