understand the dynamics of the HIV epidemic, male IDU (n= 561) were recruited from the
needle/syringe exchange program in Dhaka in 2002, who underwent a risk-behavior survey
and were tested for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B. Correlates of HIV infection
were determined by conducting bivariate and multiple regression analyses. The median age
of the IDU was 35 years, 39.6% had no formal education, approximately half were married …