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Access to and acceptability of sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction and other essential health services among people who inject drugs in Durban, South Africa
BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at risk of HIV acquisition. The number of PWID in South African cities …
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Prevalence and correlates of violence among sexual and injecting partners of people who inject drugs living with HIV in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background In Kenya, violence is common among people who inject drugs (PWID) living with HIV and their sexual and …
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Exploring the perception of key stakeholders toward khat policy approaches in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Khat is an amphetamine-like plant, produced and commonly chewed in Ethiopia by a large group of the population. Although …
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Opioid use and HIV treatment services experiences among male criminal justice-involved persons in South Africa: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is overrepresented among people with criminal justice involvement; HIV is a common comorbidity in this …
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A pre-experimental design evaluation of brief harm reduction interventions to improve coping self-efficacy of carers of people with substance use disorder
BACKGROUND: Globally, the rise in the number of people living with a substance use disorder (SUD) carries a multitude of …
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A simplified point-of-service model for hepatitis C in people who inject drugs in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Globally, 9% of people who inject drugs (PWID), a key hepatitis C-infected population, reside in sub-Saharan Africa. In South …
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SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence, correlates, and access to harm reduction services among people who inject drugs living with and without HIV and their partners in Kenya
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa many people who inject drugs (PWID) are living with undiagnosed or untreated HIV and experience high …
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Correction: Injection drug use practices and HIV infection among people who inject drugs in Kigali, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
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Housing instability and violence among women who use drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Women who use heroin and other drugs (WWUD) are a key population with elevated risk of physical and sexual …
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The high frequency of alcohol advertising during televised English Premier League football games shown in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Excessive alcohol consumption is an important risk factor for increased morbidity, mortality and other social harms globally. Televised sport …
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Personal experience and awareness of opioid overdose occurrence among peers and willingness to administer naloxone in South Africa: findings from a three-city pilot survey of homeless people who use drugs
BACKGROUND: Drug overdoses occur when the amount of drug or combination of drugs consumed is toxic and negatively affects physiological …
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Injection drug use practices and HIV infection among people who inject drugs in Kigali, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In Rwanda, epidemiological data characterizing people who inject drugs (PWID) and their burden of HIV are limited. We examined …
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Barriers and facilitators of HIV and hepatitis C care among people who inject drugs in Nairobi, Kenya: a qualitative study with peer educators
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, people who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately affected by HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) epidemics, including HIV-HCV …
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High levels of used syringe use and unsafe sex among people who inject drugs in Kumasi, Ghana: an urgent call for a comprehensive harm reduction approach
BACKGROUND: Drug use is a growing concern in Ghana. People who inject drugs (PWID) are highly vulnerable to HIV and …
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Alcohol use and its determinants among adults living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Alcohol use is a common practice of almost all communities worldwide and it is more common among persons …
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Population estimation and harm reduction among people who inject drugs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Injecting drug use is known to contribute significantly to the spread of the HIV epidemic in many parts of …
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Harm reduction in an emergency response to homelessness during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown
BACKGROUND: Caledonian Stadium, the main mass temporary shelter for homeless people in the City of Tshwane, was created as a …
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Motivations, facilitators and barriers to accessing hepatitis C treatment among people who inject drugs in two South African cities
BACKGROUND: Treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a critical component of efforts to eliminate …
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High retention in an opioid agonist therapy project in Durban, South Africa: the role of best practice and social cohesion
BACKGROUND: Moral conservatism within government and communities has resulted in a reluctance to support the provision of opioid agonist therapy …
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Young people who inject drugs in Mozambique: should we emphasize them in the National Harm Reduction Plan?
Mozambique has one of the highest burdens of HIV globally, and people who inject drugs (PWID) have one of the …
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