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Managing HIV/HCV-related Risk at Private Place Among Belgrade Injecting Drug Users
Managing HIV/HCV-related Risk at Private Place Among Belgrade Injecting Drug Users

Author(s): Bojan Žikić
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: HIV/HCV risk management; physical risk environments; injecting drug users; qualitative research; anthropology of AIDS

Summary/Abstract: Some of the results acquired by qualitative research conducted among Belgrade injecting drug users are presented: primary aim of the research was to establish relation between HIV/HCV prevalence and socio-cultural aspects of HIV/HCV vulnerability in population issued. Understanding the way of how HIV/HCV-related risk is managed among these people in their day-to-day injecting routines is crucial tool in operating social epidemiological prevention programs. Vital part of this understanding concerns the physical risk environments, i.e, places where injection occurs. The distinctive feature of Belgrade study among the similar ones is that this happens frequently at various private places, which is depicted and discussed.

  • Issue Year: LIV/2006
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 189-199
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English