main cause by which HIV is spread. The governments of these

countries have been resistant in acknowledging this problem

and hesitant to implement strategies in order to limit the

spread of this fatal disease. One of the problems

developing countries face in this area, is a lack of

information on drug use in these countries, as well as the

correlation between drug use and the transmission of HIV.

The information necessary to develop effective policies to

prevent the spread of HIV, is patterns and determinants of

drug use, as well as the factors which are causing the

In over 50 developing countries, IV drug use has been

identified, and the transmission of HIV through IV drug use

has been reported in at least half of these countries

(Stimson 1996) Also contributing to the spread of the

disease is the risky sexual behavior that is associated with

IV drug use. IV drug users are viewed as a group which

partakes in risky behavior, and then act as a bridge for the

virus into the "general population" (Des Jarlais, 1992)

Therefore, in some of these developing countries, members of

sterilized. Research has found significant association

clients." In Aids and Women's Reproductive Health. New

bleach distribution programs are incorporated into needle

Jarlais, 1992) Interviewers and peer counselors educate

Lamptey, P. 1991. "An Overview of AIDS interventions in

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