Substance Use and Misuse
Volume 34, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 653-666

Drug use and HIV risks among migrant workers on the DelMarVa Peninsula (Conference Paper)

Inciardi J.A.* , Surratt H.L. , Colón H.M. , Chitwood D.D. , Rivers J.E.
  • a Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States, Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
  • b Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
  • c Wilmington Hospital, HIV Community Program, Wilmington, DE, United States
  • d Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
  • e Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States

Abstract

Because high rates of drug use have been documented in the migrant farm worker population, the National Institute on Drug Abuse funded the Migrant Health Study to examine HIV risk behaviors among drug-using farm workers and their sexual partners. Many of these individuals were home-based in South Florida and migrated during the work season to various points along the Eastern Migratory Stream. The focus of this paper is a description of the characteristics and behaviors of the 151 respondents contacted on the DelMarVa Peninsula during 1994 and 1995. The data indicate that drug use was widespread in this population, a significant proportion were at risk for HIV infection, and 6% were HIV positive. As a result of these findings, public health agencies on the peninsula have instituted HIV education programs in those clinics utilized by both local and transient agricultural workers.

Author Keywords

Migrants AIDS HIV Crack Injection

Index Keywords

male female major clinical study priority journal education program Human immunodeficiency virus infection Conference Paper migrant worker agricultural worker human adult health education infection risk drug abuse
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0032945692&doi=10.3109%2f10826089909037236&partnerID=40&md5=14d062e67bc195fc4ed8e2fbfd03deee
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909037236
ISSN: 10826084
Cited by: 18
Original Language: English