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HIV seroprevalence in intravenous drug users: Los Angeles, California, 1986.

L Mascola, L Lieb, K A Iwakoshi, D McAllister, T Siminowski, M Giles, G Run, S L Fannin and I H Strantz

Los Angeles County Department of Health Service.

To estimate the seroprevalence and investigate risk behaviors for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection in intravenous drug users in Los Angeles County, a stratified, random sample of 790 clients, enrolled in either methadone maintenance or detoxification programs, were studied. Thirteen study participants (1.8 per cent) were seropositive; of these, five were homosexual/bisexual males and three were female prostitutes. Ninety-five per cent of all participants reported sharing needles. Risk reduction education efforts must be expanded before the HIV antibody prevalence rate increases.

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