Title |
High-Risk Geographic Mobility Patterns among Young Urban and Suburban Persons who Inject Drugs and their Injection Network Members
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Published in |
Journal of Urban Health, September 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s11524-017-0185-7 |
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Authors |
Basmattee Boodram, Anna L. Hotton, Louis Shekhtman, Alexander Gutfraind, Harel Dahari |
Abstract |
Young people in the USA who inject drugs, particularly those at a risk of residence instability, experience the highest incidence of hepatitis C (HCV) infections. This study examined associations between geographic mobility patterns and sociodemographic, behavioral, and social network characteristics of 164 young (ages 18-30) persons who inject drugs (PWID). We identified a potential bridge sub-population who reported residence in both urban and suburban areas in the past year (crossover transients) and higher-risk behaviors (receptive syringe sharing, multiple sex partners) compared to their residentially localized counterparts. Because they link suburban and urban networks, crossover transients may facilitate transmission of HIV and HCV between higher and lower prevalence areas. Interventions should address risk associated with residential instability, particularly among PWID who travel between urban and suburban areas. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 38 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 21% |
Researcher | 8 | 21% |
Student > Bachelor | 3 | 8% |
Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
Lecturer | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Unknown | 13 | 34% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 16% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 11% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
Other | 6 | 16% |
Unknown | 14 | 37% |