In 2010, 461 PWID were recruited using respondent-driven sampling in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participants completed rapid HIV testing and behavioral assessments. Estimates of HIV prevalence were computed for each of the three recruitment sites and the overall sample.
HIV prevalence was 15.8% overall but varied widely by location: 37.0% in Kampung Baru, 10.3% in Kajang, and 6.3 % in Shah Alam.
Recruitment extended to locations far from initial interview sites but was concentrated around discrete geographic regions. We document the high prevalence of HIV among PWID in Greater Kuala Lumpur.
Sustained support for community surveillance and HIV prevention interventions is needed to stem the HIV epidemic among PWID in Malaysia.
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By: Bazazi AR1,2,3, Crawford F4, Zelenev A5, Heimer R6, Kamarulzaman A7,5,8, Altice FL6,7,5.
- 1Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
- 2Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. alexander.bazazi@yale.edu.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, 135 College St., Suite 323, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
- 4Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
- 5Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, 135 College St., Suite 323, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
- 6Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
- 7Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- 8Infectious Diseases Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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