Overlapping Key Populations and HIV Transmission in Tijuana, Mexico: A Modelling Analysis of Epidemic Drivers
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03361-2
Abstract: Tijuana, Mexico, has a concentrated HIV epidemic among overlapping key populations (KPs) including people who inject drugs (PWID), female sex workers (FSW), their male clients, and men who have sex with men (MSM). We developed… read more here.
Keywords: key populations; tijuana mexico; overlapping key; hiv transmission ... See more keywords
Impact of Public Safety Policies on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission Dynamics in Tijuana, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix884
Abstract: Background North Tijuana, Mexico is home to many individuals at high risk for transmitting and acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Recently, policy shifts by local government impacted how these individuals were handled by authorities. Here… read more here.
Keywords: transmission dynamics; human immunodeficiency; risk; transmission ... See more keywords
Estimating the impact of a police education program on hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission and disease burden among PWID in Tijuana, Mexico: A dynamic modeling analysis.
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DOI: 10.1111/add.16203
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Criminalization of drug use and punitive policing are key structural drivers of hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk among people who inject drugs (PWID). A police education program (Proyecto Escudo) delivering training on… read more here.
Keywords: police education; among pwid; education program; hcv ... See more keywords
P4.27 Healthcare access and antibiotic use for genitourinary symptoms among female sex workers in tijuana mexico
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053264.524
Abstract: Introduction Female sex workers (FSW) may experience barriers to accessing sexual health services. Appropriate treatment for STIs is paramount to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistant infections. We aimed to understand how healthcare access might… read more here.
Keywords: genitourinary symptoms; use; tijuana mexico; female sex ... See more keywords
Impact of SHIELD Police Training on Knowledge of Syringe Possession Laws and Related Arrests in Tijuana, Mexico.
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2021.306702
Abstract: Between 2015 and 2018, we provided training for 1806 municipal police officers in Tijuana, Mexico, in an effort to improve their knowledge and behaviors related to HIV and injection drug use. Correct knowledge of syringe… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge syringe; possession laws; syringe possession; knowledge ... See more keywords
An Ethnographic Assessment of COVID-19‒Related Changes to the Risk Environment for People Who Use Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306796
Abstract: Objectives. To characterize the effects of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on the risk environment of people who use drugs (PWUD) in Tijuana, Mexico. Methods. We used intensive participant-observation ethnography among street-based PWUD and… read more here.
Keywords: people use; use drugs; risk environment; tijuana mexico ... See more keywords