We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis study to better understand the
factors (being drug use, drug type (methamphetamine vs others), sex partner, frequency of …

Background Injecting risk behaviour, such as receptive sharing of injecting equipment
and/or re-using one's equipment, is associated with bloodborne virus transmission and …

The present meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effect of injection duration on injection
and sexual high-risk behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWID), in order to inform …

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) do so at varying frequencies. More frequent
injecting is associated with skin and soft tissue infection, blood borne viruses, and overdose …

Aim Better sterile syringe access should be associated with a lower likelihood of syringe re‐
use and receptive syringe sharing, although few empirical studies have examined gradients …

BACKGROUND: With an estimated 1 million active injection drug users (IDUs), injection
drug use continues to be a public health concern in the United States. Risky injection …

The study examined trends in injection risk behaviors among people who inject drugs
(PWIDs) and assessed the impact of harm reduction programs in Ukraine during 2007 …

Background People who inject drugs are exposed to various and changing risk
environments and are at risk of multiple harms related to injecting drug use (IDU). We aimed …

Background Globally, people who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately at risk for HIV
and HCV due to risky injection drug use behaviors, such as sharing used needles and …

Increasing overdose mortality and new HIV outbreaks in the US highlight the need to identify
risk behavior profiles among people who inject drugs (PWID). We characterized latent …