High HIV prevalence and risk factors among injection drug users in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2003-2004.

Objectives: To determine HIV prevalence and potential associations with sociodemographic and behavioral factors among injection drug users (IDUs) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Methods: Subjects in this cross-sectional study provided sociodemographic and risk behavior data and were tested for HIV antibody with a saliva-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), followed by saliva-based Western blot confirmation.

Results: Among the 701 IDU subjects enrolled, 209 (29.