Depression, injecting drug use, and risky sexual behavior syndemic among women who inject drugs in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey
Abstract Background Injecting drug use (IDU) is a key driver of the HIV epidemic particularly when individuals experience psychosocial conditions and risky sexual behavior in a syndemic manner. This study sets out to assess evidence of a syndemic pattern of psychosocial conditions (IDU, depression,...
Main Authors: | Catherine Mwangi, Simon Karanja, John Gachohi, Violet Wanjihia, Zipporah Ngang’a |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-019-0307-5 |
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