Risk of New Bloodstream Infections and Mortality Among People Who Inject Drugs With Infective Endocarditis
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.12974
Abstract: This cohort study assesses new bloodstream infections in people who inject drugs (PWID) and are receiving treatment for infective endocarditis and investigates whether new infections and treatment settings are associated with mortality. read more here.
Keywords: infective endocarditis; new bloodstream; inject drugs; bloodstream infections ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of an Intervention to Improve HIV Service Delivery for People Who Inject Drugs in Kazakhstan
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44734
Abstract: Key Points Question Is a 3-component intervention (Bridge) that promotes client recruitment, HIV testing, and linkage to HIV treatment associated with improved engagement along the HIV care continuum among people who inject drugs (PWID) served… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; inject drugs; hiv care; intervention ... See more keywords
Challenges posed by COVID‐19 to people who inject drugs and lessons from other outbreaks
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25583
Abstract: In light of the COVID‐19 pandemic, considerable effort is going into identifying and protecting those at risk. Criminalization, stigmatization and the psychological, physical, behavioural and economic consequences of substance use make people who inject drugs… read more here.
Keywords: covid people; inject drugs; posed covid; drugs lessons ... See more keywords
Modelling the impact and cost‐effectiveness of non‐governmental organizations on HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs in Ukraine
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26073
Abstract: People who inject drugs (PWID) in Ukraine have high prevalences of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) provide PWID with needles/syringes, condoms, HIV/HCV testing and linkage to opioid agonist treatment (OAT) and… read more here.
Keywords: impact cost; hiv hcv; governmental organizations; inject drugs ... See more keywords
Correlates of Transactional Sex Among a Rural Population of People Who Inject Drugs
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02612-7
Abstract: In the United States, high rates of HIV infection among persons who engage in transactional sex are partially driven by substance use. Little is known about transactional sex among rural populations of people who inject… read more here.
Keywords: transactional sex; among rural; inject drugs; sex ... See more keywords
Communicating During an HIV Outbreak Among People Who Inject Drugs—West Virginia 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03538-9
Abstract: In 2019, the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health (WV BPH), Cabell-Huntington Health Department (CHHD), and CDC collaborated to respond to an HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID). CDC, WV BPH, and CHHD… read more here.
Keywords: west virginia; outbreak among; inject drugs; people inject ... See more keywords
Correlates of Sexual Coercion among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA
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DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0238-6
Abstract: Experiences of coerced or forced sex have been associated with risk for HIV infection for all adults and may be more common for gays, lesbians, bisexuals (GLB) and people who inject drugs (PWID). In this… read more here.
Keywords: inject drugs; drugs pwid; sex; sexual coercion ... See more keywords
Implicit and explicit internalized stigma: Relationship with risky behaviors, psychosocial functioning and healthcare access among people who inject drugs.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.036
Abstract: INTRODUCTION People who inject drugs (PWID) are stigmatized by society. Over time people may begin to internalize the stigma about their group. This research examines how implicit and explicit internalized stigma among PWID relates to… read more here.
Keywords: internalized stigma; psychosocial functioning; stigma; risky behaviors ... See more keywords
Experiences with skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs in Philadelphia: A qualitative study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.01.029
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To understand how people who inject drugs (PWID) experience skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) and make decisions to seek or delay medical treatment. METHODS We conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews in 2015 with 19… read more here.
Keywords: skin soft; soft tissue; inject drugs; tissue infections ... See more keywords
Negative experiences of pain and withdrawal create barriers to abscess care for people who inject heroin. A mixed methods analysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.06.010
Abstract: BACKGROUND Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are prevalent among people who inject heroin (PWIH). Delays in seeking health care lead to increased costs and potential mortality, yet the barriers to accessing care among PWIHs… read more here.
Keywords: health care; pain withdrawal; care; inject heroin ... See more keywords
Usage of low dead space syringes and association with hepatitis C prevalence amongst people who inject drugs in the UK.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.041
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Syringes with attached needles (low dead space syringes [LDSS]) retain far less blood following injection than syringes with detachable needles (high dead space syringes [HDSS]). People who inject drugs (PWID) who share needles/syringes may… read more here.
Keywords: use; space syringes; ldss use; dead space ... See more keywords