The rise of injecting drug use in East Africa: a case study from Kenya [PDF]
, 2005 Studies on injecting drug use in East Africa are reviewed. The existingstudies document the spread of heroin injection in Kenya and Tanzania, both countries where HIV rates are high. No data from Uganda on injecting drug use was found by the authors.
Gillian Hundt +10 more
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The extent of injection site infection in injecting drug users: findings from a national surveillance study. [PDF]
, 2010 Injection site infections in injecting drug users (IDUs) are associated with serious morbidity and healthcare costs. Factors associated with symptoms of these were examined through annual (2006-2008) unlinked-anonymous survey of IDUs in England, Wales ...
Marongiu, A +3 more
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Injecting behaviour and service use among young injectors in Albania, Moldova, Romania and Serbia. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: This study examines socio-demographic profiles, injecting risk and use of health services among young injectors (15-24) in Albania, Moldova, Romania and Serbia.
Scutelniciuc, Otilia +5 more
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High-prevalence and high-estimated incidence of HIV infection among new injecting drug users in Estonia: need for large scale prevention programs. [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: To examine HIV risk behavior and HIV infection among new injectors in Tallinn, Estonia. Design and methods Data from two cross-sectional surveys of injecting drug users (IDUs) recruited from a syringe exchange program (N = 162, Study 1) or ...
Abel, Katri +9 more
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Hepatitis C infection among injecting drug users in England and Wales (1992-2006): there and back again? [PDF]
, 2009 Changes in hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence from 1992 to 2006 were examined by using 24,311 records from unlinked anonymous surveillance of injecting drug users in England and Wales.
Hope, Vivian D +10 more
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Tuberculosis, injecting drug use and integrated HIV-TB care: a review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) and reduced retention in treatment. There is a need to document strategies for integrated delivery of HIV, TB and drug dependency care.
Grenfell, Pippa +6 more
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Spatial mapping of hepatitis C prevalence in recent injecting drug users in contact with services. [PDF]
, 2011 In developed countries the majority of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections occur in injecting drug users (IDUs) with prevalence in IDUs often high, but with wide geographical differences within countries.
Morongiu, A +17 more
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Frequency, factors and costs associated with injection site infections: findings from a national multi-site survey of injecting drug users in England. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: Injection site infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) have been associated with serious morbidity and health service costs in North America.
Ncube, F +9 more
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Exploring barriers to 'Respondent driven sampling' in sex worker and drug-injecting sex worker populations in Eastern Europe [PDF]
, 2006 Respondent driven sampling (RDS) has been used in several counties to sample injecting drug users, sex workers (SWs) and men who have sex with men and as a means of collecting behavioural and biological health data.
Platt, Lucy +20 more
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Estimating prevalence of injecting drug users and associated heroin-related death rates in England by using regional data and incorporating prior information [PDF]
, 2013 Injecting drug users (IDUs) have a direct social and economic effect yet can typically be regarded as a hidden population within a community. We estimate the size of the IDU population across the nine different Government Office regions of England in ...
Ruth King +13 more
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