Reconstructing the AIDS epidemic among injection drug users in Brazil

• Main Authors: Mariana A. Hacker (Author), Iuri C. Leite (Author), Adrian Renton (Author), Tania Guillén de Torres (Author), Renata Gracie (Author), Francisco I. Bastos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The HIV/AIDS epidemic among injection drug users (IDUs) in Brazil has been unique in terms of temporal and geographical contrasts. This analysis explores these contrasts through the use of multilevel modeling. Standardized AIDS incidence rates among IDUs for Brazilian municipalities (1986-2000) were...