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The contribution of unstable housing to HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study [PDF]

The Lancet Public Health, 2022
Summary: Background: A considerable proportion of people who inject drugs are unstably housed. Although unstable housing is associated with HIV and HCV infection among people who inject drugs, its contribution to transmission is unknown.
Jack Stone, PhD, Adelina Artenie, PhD, Matthew Hickman, ProfPhD, Natasha K Martin, ProfDPhil, Louisa Degenhardt, ProfPhD, Hannah Fraser, PhD, Peter Vickerman, ProfDPhil   +6 more
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Managing tuberculosis in people who use and inject illicit drugs [PDF]

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2013
People who use and inject illicit drugs are at high risk of contracting tuberculosis, whether or not they are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Studies conducted before and after the emergence of HIV infection show that, when compared with the general population, people who use illicit drugs have a higher risk not just of getting ...
Haileyesus Getahun, Annabel Baddeley, Mario Raviglione   +2 more
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No significant HTLV seroprevalence in German people who inject drugs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Although human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is transmitted via the same routes as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), its worldwide seroprevalence differs drastically because HTLV is transmitted mainly via infected cells rather than free virus.
Oliver Hohn, Stephen Norley, Claudia Kücherer, Ali Bazarbachi, Hiba El Hajj, Ulrich Marcus, Ruth Zimmermann, Norbert Bannert   +7 more
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People Who Inject Drugs in Mozambique: We need to normalize HIV treatment and care services in specialized community centers for people who inject drugs!

Harm Reduction Journal
Globally, People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) have limited healthcare, treatment, and prevention services, and they frequently experience stigma and negative attitudes toward healthcare providers when accessing services.
Cynthia Semá Baltazar, Auria Ribeiro Banze, Jessica Seleme, Makini Boothe   +3 more
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Methamphetamine use and associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran 2020 [PDF]

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Background Methamphetamine use is a pressing public health concern among people who inject drugs (PWID) worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of methamphetamine use and its correlates in a nationwide survey among PWID in Iran in 2020 ...
Yasaman Mansoori, Soheil Mehmandoost, Mehrdad Khezri, Ali Mirzazadeh, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Naser Nasiri, Mohammad Sharifi, Hamidreza Rashidi, Abedin Iranpour, Mostafa Shokoohi, Nima Ghalekhani, Marjan Pedarzadeh, Surur Fuladi, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi   +15 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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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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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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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.
Kanna Hayashi, Lianping Ti, Thomas Kerr, Thomas Kerr, Evan Wood, Evan Wood, Paisan Suwannawong, Paisan Suwannawong, William Lee, Karyn Kaplan, Karyn Kaplan   +10 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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