| hiv infection in females dependent on drugs. | one hundred and seventy-one drug-dependent females in a drug rehabilitation centre were studied to estimate the prevalence of hiv infection among them. twenty-four (14%) were positive on the western blot test. the presence of hiv infection was significantly correlated with syphilis (p < 0.03) and age (p < 0.001); 83% of those who were hiv positive were intravenous drug users. the need for harm reduction programmes to prevent spread of hiv infection among injecting drug users is stressed. | 1996 | 8867206 |