Strategies for Enhancing Existing Studies of the Natural History of HIV-1 Infection Among Drug Users

Abstract

The AIDS pandemic has stimulated interdisciplinary investigations unprecedented in the study of illicit drug use. Investigators, in order to increase understanding of the multiple facets of HIV-related disease, can supplement longitudinal investigations with other study designs that yield additional information about HIV. Epidemiologic methods such as the nested case-control study can enhance traditional drug use research methodologies and broaden the research questions that can be addressed.

Key Words:

• HIV
• Drug use
• Design
• Nested case-control