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Whereas in England and Wales it is still predominantly homosexual men who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV seropositivity in Scotland occurs largely in intravenous drug users (60% of all HIV seropositivity) and 60% of those infected in this way live in Edinburgh. This situation arose because of an epidemic of intravenous drug abuse (IVDA) in the early 1980s, documented by the rise in drug-related morbidity during that time, together with widespread sharing of equipment. The introduction of HIV, probably from a single source in mid-1983, meant that the infection swept through the drug-using community.(1) A third of IVDA are women, and others are becoming infected from HIV positive partners. Edinburgh therefore has a serious local problem with HIV infection and pregnancy.
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Johnstone, F.D. (1988). Termination of pregnancy. In: Sharp, F., Hudson, C.N. (eds) AIDS and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3150-2_19
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