| Title |
A study of the prevalence and risk factors leading to HIV infection among a sample of street children and youth of Kathmandu
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|---|---|
| Published in |
AIDS Research and Therapy, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1742-6405-9-25 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dibesh Karmacharya, Dongmei Yu, Sameer Dixit, Rajesh Rajbhandari, Bhawana Subedi, Sonu Shrestha, Sulochana Manandhar, Susan L Santangelo |
| Abstract |
The true prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among street children in Nepal is virtually unknown while information on related behavioural risk factors in this population is non-existent. The risk of HIV infection among street children and adolescents may be especially high due to their marginalized social and economic conditions. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of HIV infection among a sample of street children and youth of Kathmandu and to identify risk factors associated with HIV infection in this group.A sample of street children and youth was recruited based on the purposive sampling of ten streets in Kathmandu, Nepal, known to have a high density of street children and youth. A total of 251 street children (aged 11-16 years) and youth (aged 17-24 years) were enrolled, with informed consent, from November, 2008 through June, 2009. Most of the participants (95%) were male. Case status was determined by serological assessment of HIV status; data on risk factors were obtained using structured survey interviews. HIV prevalence and rates of a number of behavioural risk factors suspected to play a role in HIV transmission among street children and youth were determined, including unprotected sex, intravenous drug use, and other risky sex and substance use behaviours. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 63% |
| Nepal | 1 | 13% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 13% |
| Thailand | 1 | 13% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 96 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 24 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 10% |
| Researcher | 8 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 12% |
| Unknown | 31 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 18% |
| Unknown | 34 | 35% |
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