نتایج جستجو برای: people who inject drugs pwid
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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 and four pwid were recruited from treatment and harm reduction facilities, as well as drug user hangouts in public areas in tehran. participan...
BACKGROUND People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) due to sharing injection paraphernalia and unprotected sex. To generate seroprevalence data on HIV and HCV among PWID and related data on risk behaviour, a multicentre sero- and behavioural survey using respondent driven sampling (RDS) was conducted in eight German cities betw...
Aims and Objectives The aim of this study was to assess, for the first time in a hard-to-reach population, risk factors leg ulceration among PWID, with objective making improvements prevention care. Background An estimated 4.8 million people globally inject drugs potential injecting-related harm. Skin vein damage associated drug injecting is increasing. Leg chronic condition which UK has preval...
BACKGROUND Network analyses have been widely utilized to evaluate large datasets, but have not yet been used to explore factors associated with risk behaviours. In combination with traditional regression analysis, network analyses may provide useful information and highlight key factors for reducing needle sharing behaviours among people who inject drugs (PWID). METHODS Sociodemographic data,...
The estimated number of people living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific is just under 5 million (4.883 million in 2011) 160,000 of these people are children younger than 15 years. Approximately 300,000 people died from AIDS-related causes in 2009. This figure has remained stable in recent years. HIV epidemics in Asia and the Pacific remain largely concentrated among people who inject dru...
BACKGROUND Prior research has explored spatial access to syringe exchange programs (SEPs) among people who inject drugs (PWID), but little is known about service utilization by former PWID who continue to access services (e.g., HIV screenings and referrals for social services) at harm reduction providers. The purpose of this research is to examine differences in access to SEPs between current a...
48 British Journal of General Practice, January 2016 INTRODUCTION GPs have an important role in addressing the physical health complications of illicit drug use and in particular in people who inject drugs (PWID). Managing these morbidities is within the remit of every GP and does not require any special interest or knowledge.1 A balance will need to be struck between trying to accomplish too m...
BACKGROUND In Australia, sterile needles and syringes are distributed to people who inject drugs (PWID) through formal services for the purposes of preventing blood borne viruses (BBV). Peer distribution involves people acquiring needles from formal services and redistributing them to others. This paper investigates the dynamics of the distribution of sterile injecting equipment among networks ...
BACKGROUND People who inject drugs (PWID) have significantly higher rates of blood borne and sexually transmitted infections due to unsafe injecting practices and risky sexual behaviors. METHODS We carried out an HIV bio-behavioral survey using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) in people who use drugs (PWID) in Podgorica, Montenegro in 2013 in order to determine the prevalence of HIV, hepatiti...
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