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HIV among people who inject drugs in Hungary [PDF]

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017
Background Before 2014 (the year of closure of the two largest needle exchange programs in Hungary, which halved the number of available syringes in the country despite increased injecting risk practices) no HIV was reportedly acquired in Hungary among ...
András Ortutay, V. Anna Gyarmathy, Zsuzsa Marjanek, Károly Nagy, József Rácz, István Barcs   +5 more
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COVID-19 vaccine deliberation among people who inject drugs

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at greater risk for severe morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 due to comorbid, chronic, medical conditions and structural inequities associated with housing instability and incarceration.
Camille C Cioffi, Derek Kosty, Sarah Nachbar, Christopher G Capron, Anne Marie Mauricio, Hannah F Tavalire   +5 more
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Infectious diseases, comorbidities and outcomes in hospitalized people who inject drugs (PWID) infections in persons who inject drugs

PLoS ONE, 2022
Injection drug use poses a public health challenge. Clinical experience indicates that people who inject drugs (PWID) are hospitalized frequently for infectious diseases, but little is known about outcomes when admitted. Charts were identified from local
Jacqueline Lim, Sureka Pavalagantharajah, Chris P Verschoor, Eric Lentz, Mark Loeb, Mitchell Levine, Marek Smieja, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Dale Kalina, Jean-Eric Tarride, Tim O’Shea, Anna Cvetkovic, Sarah van Gaalen, Aidan Reid Findlater, Robin Lennox, Carol Bassim, Cynthia Lokker, Elizabeth Alvarez   +17 more
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People who inject drugs in Bangladesh — The untold burden!

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
The rates of both HIV and HCV are exploding among the People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) subpopulation in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. 5,586 HIV confirmed cases have been reported since the first case of HIV was identified in 1989, of which, 865 new ...
Sharful I. Khan, Md Masud Reza, Suzanne M. Crowe, Mustafizur Rahman, Margaret Hellard, Md Safiullah Sarker, Ezazul Islam Chowdhury, A.K.M. Masud Rana, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Sayera Banu, Allen G. Ross   +10 more
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“Trust and suspicion” client and provider perspectives on the acceptability of medication for opioid use disorder among people who inject drugs in Kampala, Uganda [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Despite strong evidence supporting medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), acceptability varies considerably across contexts. This study explored client and provider perspectives on MOUD acceptability among people who inject drugs in ...
Peter Mudiope, Nicholas Nanyeenya, Simon Okurut, Adelline Twimukye, Kibira Simon, Brian Mutamba Byamah, Joan Nangendo, Stella Alamo, Fredrick Makumbi, Rhoda Wanyenze, Joseph K. B. Matovu   +10 more
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Profile of People Who Inject Drugs in Tehran, Iran

Acta Medica Iranica, 2017
The marked shift in the patterns of drug use in Iran, from opium smoking to injecting drug use, has led to serious health-related outcomes. This study was designed to explore characteristics of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Tehran, Iran. Nine hundred
Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Maryam Gholamrezaei, Emran Mohammad Razaghi   +3 more
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Risk behavior among people who inject drugs [PDF]

European Journal of Public Health, 2021
Abstract Background Addiction to illicit drugs is considered as medical condition requiring effective measures to prevent the disease and minimize harms of this addiction. Injecting drug use increases the risk for acquiring blood-borne infections among people who inject drugs (PWID).
M Jakubauskiene, J Lindert
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Effects of a social network intervention on HIV seroconversion among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: moderation by network gender composition

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Women who inject drugs in Ukraine are disproportionately burdened by HIV. To help address the needs of this population, a greater understanding of how interventions may uniquely benefit women who inject drugs is needed.
John Mark Wiginton, Robert Booth, Laramie R. Smith, Sajina Shakya, Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Thomas L. Patterson, Eileen V. Pitpitan   +6 more
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Prevalence and correlates of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2023
Background: SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys can help characterize disparities in SARS-CoV-2 infection and identify gaps in population immunity. Data on SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) are limited.
Eshan U. Patel, Shruti H. Mehta, Becky L. Genberg, Owen R. Baker, Catherine G. Schluth, Jacquie Astemborski, Reinaldo E. Fernandez, Thomas C. Quinn, Gregory D. Kirk, Oliver Laeyendecker   +9 more
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Assisted injection among people who inject drugs in Thailand [PDF]

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2013
Abstract Background Assisted injection is common among people who inject drugs (IDU), and has been associated with elevated risk for HIV infection and overdose. However, this practice has not been explored in the Asian context, including in Thailand, where HIV prevalence among IDU remains high.
Lee, William K, Ti, Lianping, Hayashi, Kanna, Kaplan, Karyn, Suwannawong, Paisan, Wood, Evan, Kerr, Thomas   +6 more
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