| Title | Doubts remain, risks persist: HIV prevention knowledge and HIV testing among drug users in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Singer, Merrill, Scott Clair, Monica Malta, Francisco I. Bastos, Neilane Bertoni, and Claudia Santelices |
| Journal | Substance use & misuse |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 511-22 |
| Date Published | 2011 |
| ISSN | 1532-2491 |
| Keywords | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Brazil, Drug Users, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, HIV Infections, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Substance Abuse, Intravenous |
| Abstract | Brazil has been recognized for being the first developing country to provide universal AIDS treatment. Brazil also implemented a comprehensive prevention initiative. These efforts have been successful, with about half the number of HIV/AIDS cases forecast in 1992 developing by 2000. However, HIV/AIDS continues to spread, including among not-in-treatment drug users. Questions have been raised about gaps in existing prevention efforts. Based on qualitative research in 2006-2008 with street drug users in Rio de Janeiro (focus groups, N=24; a pile sort, N=108; open-ended interviews, N=34), this paper examines enduring gaps in HIV knowledge and prevailing risk patterns and proposes strategies for strengthening prevention. |
| DOI | 10.3109/10826081003720881 |
| Alternate Journal | Subst Use Misuse |
