The intersection between sex and drugs: a cross-sectional study among the spouses of injection drug users in Chennai, India

• Main Authors: Anand Santhanam (Author), Murugavel Kailapuri G (Author), Vasudevan Canjeevaram K (Author), Johnson Sethulakshmi C (Author), Celentano David D (Author), Srikrishnan Aylur K (Author), Solomon Sunil S (Author), Kumar M Suresh (Author), Solomon Suniti (Author), Mehta Shruti H (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is estimated that there are up to 1.1 million injection drug users (IDUs) in India; the majority are likely married. We characterize HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) prevalence and the risk environment of a sample of s...