HIV Seroprevalence in a Sample of Tanzanian Intravenous Drug Users
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B markers among incarcerated intravenous drug users
BACKGROUND Drug injection is one of the most prominent risk factors for transmission of viral hepatitis. Prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is generally higher in prisoners compared with the general population. The object of this study was to assess the markers of HBV and related risk factors among intravenous drug users (IVDU) in prisoners. MATERIALS AND METHODS Through a cross-sectional ...
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عنوان ژورنال: AIDS Education and Prevention
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0899-9546
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2009.21.5.474