Women and barriers to harm reduction services: a literature review and initial findings from a qualitative study in Barcelona, Spain

Women and barriers to harm reduction services: a literature review and initial findings from a qualitative study in Barcelona, Spain

Abstract Background There are an estimated 3.2 million women who inject drugs worldwide, constituting 20% of all people who inject drugs. The limited data that are available suggest that women who inject drugs are at greater risk of HIV and viral hepatitis acquisition than men who inject drugs. This...

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Main Authors: Sam Shirley-Beavan, Aura Roig, Naomi Burke-Shyne, Colleen Daniels, Robert Csak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Harm reduction
Women
Prison
Europe
Barcelona
Spain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-020-00429-5

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