Underreported injection drug use and its potential contribution to reported increase in sexual transmission of HIV in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Underreported injection drug use and its potential contribution to reported increase in sexual transmission of HIV in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Abstract Background We conducted a cross-sectional integrated bio-behavioral survey among sex partners of persons who inject drugs (PWID) to explore reasons for reported increase in reporting of heterosexually transmitted HIV in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Methods Sexual partners of PWID were recruit...

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Main Authors: Anna P. Deryabina, Padmaja Patnaik, Wafaa M. El-Sadr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
People who inject drugs
Sex partners
PWID
Hepatitis C
HIV
Sexual transmission
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0274-2

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