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Title: Risk behaviours and healthcare needs of homeless drug users in Saint Lucia and Trinidad.
Author: Marcus Day
Publication: ABNF Journal (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2004
Publisher: Tucker Publications, Inc.
Volume: 15 Issue: 6 Page: 121(6)Distributed by Thompson Gale

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The prevalence of HIV infection in the Caribbean is estimated at 2.4%, second only to sub-Saharan Africa (UNAIDS/WHO, 2002). While incidence rates in North America and Latin America have either fallen or levelled off, rates in the Caribbean continue to increase dramatically (Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, 2002a). The disease has reached epidemic levels in the region, where HIV is the leading cause of death among 15-45 year olds (Camara, Lee, Gatwood, Wagner, Cazal-Gamelsy, & Boisson, 2003). The epidemic is now becoming more prevalent among young people, with over 50% of the diagnosed cases occurring in those between 15 and 34 years of age (Camara et al., 2003).