| Title | HIV transmission from drug injectors to partners who do not inject, and beyond: modelling the potential for a generalized heterosexual epidemic in St. Petersburg, Russia. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Mills, Harriet L., Edward White, Caroline Colijn, Peter Vickerman, and Robert Heimer |
| Journal | Drug and alcohol dependence |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 242-7 |
| Date Published | 2013 Nov 1 |
| ISSN | 1879-0046 |
| Keywords | Epidemics, Female, Heterosexuality, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Prevalence, Russia, Sexual Partners, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Unsafe Sex |
| Abstract | HIV infection is prevalent among drug injectors in St. Petersburg and their non-injecting heterosexual partners (PIDUs). There are fears that sexual transmission of HIV from IDUs to PIDUs may portend a self-sustaining, heterosexual epidemic in Russia. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.04.028 |
| Alternate Journal | Drug Alcohol Depend |
