Injection partnership characteristics and HCV status associations with syringe and equipment sharing among people who inject drugs

Injection partnership characteristics and HCV status associations with syringe and equipment sharing among people who inject drugs

Abstract Background Sharing of syringes is the leading transmission pathway for hepatitis C (HCV) infections. The extent to which HCV can spread among people who inject drugs (PWID) is largely dependent on syringe-sharing network factors. Our study aims to better understand partnership characteristi...

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Main Authors: Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, Basmattee Boodram, Kimberly Page, Carl Latkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hepatitis C
Syringe sharing
Network
Partnership
HCV serosorting
People who inject drugs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16133-5

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