Drug use and HIV risks among migrant workers on the DelMarVa Peninsula

James A. Inciardi; Hilary L. Surratt; Hector M. Colón; Dale D. Chitwood; James E. Rivers

doi:10.3109/10826089909037236

Drug use and HIV risks among migrant workers on the DelMarVa Peninsula

James A. Inciardi
, Hilary L. Surratt
, Hector M. Colón
, Dale D. Chitwood
, James E. Rivers

Behavioral Science

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	653-666
Number of pages	14
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	34
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089909037236
State	Published - 1999

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was funded, in part, by HHS Grant UOl-DA07694 from the National Lnstitute on Drug Abuse.

Funding

This research was funded, in part, by HHS Grant UOl-DA07694 from the National Lnstitute on Drug Abuse.

Funders	Funder number
National Institute on Drug Abuse	U01DA007694
Honeywell Hometown Solutions	UOl-DA07694

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

AIDS
Crack
HIV
Injection
Migrants

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Drug use and HIV risks among migrant workers on the DelMarVa Peninsula

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