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Injecting equipment access and use in a sample of Australians who regularly inject drugs, 2022. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
People who inject drugs (PWID) have an increased risk of contracting blood-borne viruses (BBV) and injection-related health problems. Needle and equipment sharing is still a common occurrence among PWID in Australia, despite high coverage of ...
Agramunt, Seraina   +1 more
core   +1 more source

HCV treatment for prevention among people who inject drugs: Modeling treatment scale-up in the age of direct-acting antivirals. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
UNLABELLED: Substantial reductions in hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) cannot be achieved by harm reduction interventions such as needle exchange and opiate substitution therapy (OST) alone. Current HCV treatment is
Dillon, John   +40 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence and duration of periods of incarceration experienced by people who inject drugs

open access: yes, 2020
Our aim is to determine the prevalence of incarceration among people who inject drugs, and the length of incarceration periods experienced by people who inject ...
Javier Cepeda   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Hepatitis C virus infection epidemiology among people who inject drugs in Europe: a systematic review of data for scaling up treatment and prevention. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Treatment options are improving and may enhance prevention; however access for PWID may be poor.
Mcdonald, B   +218 more
core   +1 more source

The prevalence of people who inject drugs among those with HIV late presentation: a meta-analysis

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background One of the most important routes of HIV transmission is through injections of drugs, and this group, due to unawareness of their infection, causes the spread of HIV. The coexistence of other opportunistic infections and diseases with HIV among
Negin Farhadian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

HIV prevalence, related risk behaviors, and correlates of HIV infection among people who use drugs in Cambodia

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Although HIV prevalence in Cambodia has declined to 0.6% among the general population, the prevalence remains high among female sex workers (14.0%) and men who have sex with men (2.3%).
Heng Sopheab   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs: a global mapping of service delivery

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for all people at substantial risk of HIV as part of combination prevention.
Graham Shaw   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of people who inject drugs (PWID) who participated in the survey by city, Afghanistan, 2019.

open access: yes, 2022
Characteristics of people who inject drugs (PWID) who participated in the survey by city, Afghanistan, 2019.
Ali Mirzazadeh (2170738)   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Reasons for Not Using Condoms by People Who Inject Drugs in Iran; Results from a Conventional Content Analysis in 2018

open access: yesمجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, 2021
Background and Objectives: This qualitative study was conducted to identify reasons for not using condoms by people who inject drugs (PWID) in Iran.
M Faghir Gangi   +5 more
doaj  

A single site study to investigate the current prevalence of anti‐hepatitis C virus antibody among substance use disorder patients in Hiroshima—Insufficient testing and diagnosis

open access: yesNeuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2023
Aims Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among drug users presents an important public health problem; however, little recognition and few approaches to address this issue in Japan.
Ariyuki Kagaya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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