A decline in HIV-infected needles returned to New Haven's needle exchange program: Client shift or needle exchange?

E.H. Kaplan, K. Khoshnood and R. Heimer

American Journal of Public Health, 1994, vol. 84, issue 12, 1991-1994

Abstract: The New Haven needle exchange program experienced a significant decline in the fraction of returned needles containing human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) proviral DNA. Is this decline due to the operations of the needle ex- change or to a shift in clients? Analysis of demographic and behavioral data revealed that only one variable, the race of participating clients, changed significantly over time. However, HIV-1 prevalences in needles given to Whites and to non-Whites were not statistically different. Thus, client shift cannot be responsible for the decline in the observed HIV prevalence in needles. Instead, needle circulation times were a significant predictor of HIV prevalence.

Date: 1994
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