Injection cessation and relapse to injection and the associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran: The Rostam study

Injection cessation and relapse to injection and the associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran: The Rostam study

Abstract Background Drug injection is a major health-related problem worldwide. Injection cessation and relapse to injection could significantly alter the risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID). This study aimed to estimate the rate of injection cessation and re...

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Main Authors: Soheil Mehmandoost, Ali Mirzazadeh, Mohammad Karamouzian, Mehrdad Khezri, Heidar Sharafi, Armita Shahesmaeili, Saiedeh Haji Maghsoudi, Nima Ghalekhani, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshani, Mostafa Shokoohi, Niloufar Aghaali, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Hamid Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Subjects:
People who inject drugs
Injection cessation
Relapse to injection
Retrospective cohort study
HIV
Hepatitis C
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00583-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00583-6

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