Reducing Infectious Diseases in the U.S.: Focus on HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis [PDF]
, 2009 Offers arguments for the efficacy of needle exchange programs in reducing infections among drug users and against the ban on using federal funds for such programs.
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Estimated cost of comprehensive syringe service program in the United States
PLOS ONE, 2019 To estimate the cost of establishing and operating a comprehensive syringe service program (SSP) free to clients in the United States.We identified the major cost components of a comprehensive SSP: (one-time start-up cost, and annual costs associated with personnel, operations, and prevention/medical services) and estimated the anticipated total costs (
Eyasu H. Teshale +9 more
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2065. Increasing the HIV screening rates in Rural Syringes Service Programs
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2022 Abstract Background The Kentucky Income Reinvestment Program (KIRP) is a statewide reinvestment of income generated by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program, which provides comprehensive early intervention services targeting those at the highest risk for HIV ...
Jana Collins +7 more
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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2023 Background Syringe services programs (SSPs) provide a spectrum of health services to people who use drugs, with many providing referral and linkage to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and some offering co-located treatment with medications for ...
Andrea Jakubowski +2 more
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Injecting equipment schemes for injecting drug users : qualitative evidence review [PDF]
, 2009 This review of the qualitative literature about needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) for injecting drug users (IDUs) complements the review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
Akhionbare, Kate +3 more
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The Epidemics of Injecting Drug Use and Blood-Borne Disease: A Public Health Perspective [PDF]
, 1997 In this article, the author first examines the mechanism by which blood-borne disease is transmitted through sharing of injection equipment. Thereafter, he presents a public health strategy for reducing multi-person use of contaminated injection ...
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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UFO Presents! A viral hepatitis prevention and education program for young adult IDUs [PDF]
, 2009 UFO Presents! is a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded program providing much needed hepatitis education, prevention and care services for youth and young adults with injection risk in San Francisco, CA.
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Reduction of Injection-Related Risk Behaviors After Emergency Implementation of a Syringe Services Program During an HIV Outbreak [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: To describe injection-related HIV risk behaviors preimplementation and postimplementation of an emergency syringe services program (SSP) in Scott County, Indiana, after an HIV outbreak among persons who inject drugs (PWID).
Brooks, John T. +9 more
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HIV vulnerability of men and women who inject drugs in Kumasi, Ghana [PDF]
, 2014 This study was implemented by Boston University in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with support from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S.
Adjei, Rose +7 more
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A step-wise approach to a national hepatitis C screening strategy in Malaysia to meet the WHO 2030 targets: proposed strategy, coverage, and costs [PDF]
, 2019 In Malaysia, more than 330 000 individuals are estimated to be chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), but less than 2% have been treated to date.
Azzeri, Amirah +8 more
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