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Behind bars : HIV risk-taking behaviour of Sydney male drug injectors while in prison

Alex Wodak

Published in:
HIV/AIDS and prisons : proceedings of a conference held 19-21 November 1990
Jennifer Norberrry, Matt Gaughwin and Sally-Anne Gerull (eds)
ISBN 0 642 16202 6 ; ISSN 1034-5086
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1992
(AIC Conference Proceedings; no. 4)

Abstract

The authors give preliminary results of a continuing study of drug injectors and their drug taking and sexual behaviour while in prison. They conclude that a disturbingly high level of HIV risk behaviour occurs, although the data also suggests that this may be declining. The implications for policy makers are unclear, but the authors advocate condom and bleach provision.