People who inject drugs (PWID) are India's third-largest vulnerable population to human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. PWID in India are confined to certain geographic …

In India, while an overall reduction in HIV is achieved among most key populations, the
continued higher prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) is an area of concern …

Objectives We describe the characteristics of injecting drug users (IDU) in Pakistan in 2006
and 2011, and assess the heterogeneity of IDU characteristics across different cities and …

Abstract Background In the Northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland there has
been an ongoing HIV epidemic among injecting drug users (IDUs) since the mid-1990s …

Background Little is known about the epidemiology of HIV infection among HIV positive
people who inject drugs (PWID) in India. Injecting drug use has emerged as an important …

Background: Injecting drugs is major driver of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infections in Nepal. Objectives: To estimate the HIV prevalence and to examine factors …

BACKGROUND: HIV Surveillance data from IDUs is suggestive of an escalating epidemic in
major cities of Pakistan. The relatively widespread presence and interlinking of IDU and high …

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the similarities and differences between the IDUs
in Punjab and Delhi, in the context of vulnerability to HIV. Settings and Design: This study …

Abstract Background In India, as in rest of the world, HIV prevention programs have focused
on HIV transmission through unsafe injecting practices with less attention on sexual risk …

People who inject drugs (PWID) in India are at high risk for HIV, with women being at
elevated risk. Using a socio-ecological framework, this study assessed whether factors …