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OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infection and associated risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) in two northern Mexican cities. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between February and April 2005, IDUs were recruited in Tijuana (N=222) and Ciudad Juarez (N=206) using respondent-driven sampling (RDS), a chain referral sampling approach. Interviewer-administered questionnaires assessed drug-using behaviors during the prior six months. Venous blood was collected for immunoassays to detect HIV and HCV antibodies. For HIV, Western blot or immunofluorescence assay was used for confirmatory testing. Final HCV antibody prevalence was estimated using RDS adjustments. RESULTS:Overall, HCV and HIV prevalence was 96.0% and 2.8%, respectively, and was similar in both cities. Most IDUs (87.5%) reported passing on their used injection equipment to others, and 85.9% had received used equipment from others. CONCLUSIONS:HIV prevalence was relatively high given the prevalence of HIV in the general population, and HCV prevalence was extremely high among IDUs in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez. Frequent sharing practices indicate a high potential for continued transmission for both infections. HCV counseling and testing for IDUs in Mexico and interventions to reduce sharing of injection equipment are needed.
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Salud Publica Mexjournal_title
Salud publica de Mexicoauthors
White EF,Garfein RS,Brouwer KC,Lozada R,Ramos R,Firestone-Cruz M,Pérez SG,Magis-Rodríguez C,Conde-Glez CJ,Strathdee SAdoi
10.1590/s0036-36342007000300001subject
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2007-05-01 00:00:00pages
165-72issue
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0036-3634issn
1606-7916pii
S0036-36342007000300001journal_volume
49pub_type
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Mexican Ministry of Health requested the National Institute of Public Health to constitute a group of independent, free of conflict-of-interest academic experts on front-of-pack labelling (FOP). This group was instructed to created a positioning paper to contribute to the development of a FOP system for industrial...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/9615
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) is becoming a relatively common condition in North America. Diagnosis at the chronic stage depends on demonstration of specific antibodies in body fluids, since parasitologic or pathologic diagnosis is uncertain at this stage. Therefore, standardization of immunodiagnostic te...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify health perceptions and practices and non-adherence to therapy among tuberculosis patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Qualitative research work consisting of 11 group interviews with 62 tuberculosis patients during 1997-1998 in the Central, Highlands, and Border Regions of Chiapas, Mexico. RESULTS:Per...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article analyzes 33 risk indicators about problematic drugs use, based in epidemiological studies in representative student samples, carried out in Mexico since 1975. The indicators are distributed among the variation sources proposed by the classic epidemiological model (environment-agent-host), and are aimed to...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to search the literature for intervention programs in primary care with a multiprofes-sional character, specifically directed at the robust elderly, and with viable and cost-effective interventions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The search strategies were applied in Cochrane, Lilacs, Pubmed, Scopus,...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.21149/spm.v57i3.7566
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the willingness to pay of parents of teenage daughters for a vaccine against human papillomavirus in the Maule Region, Chile. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A sample of 386 parents with daughters between 12 and 18 years old, representing the five largest cities of the Region of Maule, socioeconomically s...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study aims to describe the ways in which Mexican adolescents and adults with intellectual disability exercise autonomy. Two focus groups were carried out with family members who are the legal guardians of people with intellectual disability who have received independent living training at the Center for Integral ...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342008000800015
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the percentage of Mexican adults that may require lipid-lowering treatment according to National Cholesterol Education Program-III guidelines, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANut 2006). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Information was obtained from 4 040 subjects aged 20 to...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342010000700009
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the correlates of secondhand smoke exposure (SHS) in public and private settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data came from the 2016 National Survey of Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco use. Multilevel Poisson models were conducted to evaluate factors associated with SHS. RESULTS:Having a higher education, bei...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/9877
更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the presence of Rickettsia typhi in Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. and Amblyomma mixtum in southern Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ticks were collected in humans and domestic animals. The presence of Rickettsia was determined by PCR and sequencing. RESULTS:10/39 work vials amplified fragments of ...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/10160
更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the independent effect of poor school performance and tobacco persistence using a prospective population study of students who remained on school grounds during the follow-up period. Two measurements were taken over a period of three years. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cohort study conducted within sch...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342006000700004
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the mortality trend of lung cancer (LC) in Mexico, according to the municipality marginalization index (MMI) by age group and sex, during the period 1998-2016. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The information on mortality, population and MMI was obtained from the National Institute of Statistics and Geograph...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/10083
更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The present research is included in the fields of public health, social sciences and gender studies. Its objective is to provide insight into the nursing behaviour of two groups of mothers, their domestic and extra-domestic child care arrangements and their attitudes towards breast-feeding. Thirty-five mothers were se...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the frequency of compliance to pharmacological therapy, and to identify non-compliance factors, in relation to metabolic control on patients with type-II diabetes mellitus. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted between 1997 and 1998, among 150 type-II diabetic pa...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study presents findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) regarding current cigarette smoking and other tobacco epidemic indicators. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The GYTS used a two-stage cluster sample survey to generate representative samples of students aged 12 to 15 years old enrolled in public, p...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article presents the results of a retrospective analysis of unintentional and intentional injury mortality in México City for the period 1970-1986. The mortality rates and trends were obtained out of 73,197 registered deaths, (according to the 9th revision of the International Disease Classification). Deaths due ...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain information about emotional ailments based on the experience of adults in a socially underserved urban community, their social support resources to cope with them, and their health care expectancies. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The study began in 2000, in the Magdalena Contreras District of Mexico City. D...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342005000200008
更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Global Smokefree Partnership has recently prepared a map of smokefree campaigns and policies around the world. It focuses primarily on countries that are parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, but other countries were included. The smokefree status of 172 countries was mapped. Of these countri...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342008000900006
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the exposure to selenium in drinking water in Los Altos de Jalisco (Jalisco State Heights). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The concentration of selenium was determined in 125 water wells, and the exposure doses to selenium were estimated for babies, children and adults. RESULTS:The estimated values of th...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342007000400011
更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The degree of aggregation is determined for the whole population and for different age-specific strata and is used for assessing the reinfection rate after a mass antihelminthic chemotherapeutic intervention. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The degree of aggregation of Ascaris lumbricoides is derived from prevalence an...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342011000100008
更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342008000700003
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Analyze the impact of a mixed regime of infectious and chronic conditions among older adults in Mexico on their health progression. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 12 207 adults from the Mexican Health and Aging Study were included. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess the relationship betw...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342012000500005
更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the economic impact of a 100% smoke-free law on bars and restaurants in an Argentinean province. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a time series analysis of restaurant and bar revenues in the province of Santa Fe 31 months before and 29 months after the implementation of the 100% smoke-free envir...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342012000300004
更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Chagas disease in the state of Jalisco, Mexico was described for the first time in 1967; however, knowledge on the disease remains in a slow process. Between 1967 and 2006, the disease was described in its acute and chronic forms. The vector species have been identified, and the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has been iso...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342008000600012
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00
