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Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2011 Mar 2;11(6):1176–1187. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03329.x

Table 3.

Studies of HIV Incidence in Injection Drug Users

Study Location Population Recruitment # in Study # Infected Person Years Incidence Rate (per 100 pys)
Nelson et al 2002 (53) Baltimore, MD Persons who reported injection drug use in past 10 years Target 1311 58 3150.74 1.8
DC Des Jarlais et al, 2003 (24) New York City, NY Injection drug use in past 6 months Target 241 1 250 0.4
H Weinstock et al, 2002 (50) Los Angeles, Denver, Chicgao, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, Newark STD clinic patients undergoing routine syphilis testing who reported injection drug use Convenience 2786 5 983.9 0.5
SE Fernyak et al, 2002 (47) San Francisco, CA Repeat HIV testers at HIV testing sites who report IDU Convenience 1366 20 2020.1 1.0
Wood et al 2005 (54) Vancouver, Canada Injection at least once in past month Target 994 123 3843.8 3.2
Calzavara et al, 2002 Ontario, Canada Repeat voluntary HIV testers who identified as IDU Convenience Unk. 73 29233.7 0.2