[HTML][HTML] Vaccination coverage among people who inject drugs: A systematic review

O Price, R Swanton, J Grebely, B Hajarizadeh… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs may be at excess risk of acquiring vaccine-preventable
diseases and negative associated health outcomes, but experience barriers to vaccination …

WaSH insecurity and anxiety among people who inject drugs in the Tijuana-San Diego border region

LJ Avelar Portillo, A Calderón-Villarreal… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) insecurity increases the risk of water-
related diseases. However, limited research has been conducted on psychosocial distress …

Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to increase COVID-19 testing and vaccination among people who inject drugs in San Diego County

AR Bazzi, A Harvey-Vera, T Buesig-Stamos… - Addiction science & …, 2022 - Springer
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) have low rates of COVID-19 testing and
vaccination and are vulnerable to severe disease. We partnered with a local, community …

Understanding vaccine perceptions and willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination: opportunities to strengthen public health responses and COVID-19 services for …

AE Jordan, R Izar, R Nicolas, N Beharie, A Harocopos - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: People who use drugs (PWUD) are at high risk for COVID-19 infection,
morbidity, and mortality. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at reducing serious …

Drug use and COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and infection among underserved, minority communities in Miami, Florida

JA Tamargo, HR Martin, J Diaz-Martinez… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted
people who use drugs (PWUD). This study explored relationships between drug use, COVID …

[HTML][HTML] High COVID-19 vaccine uptake following initial hesitancy among people in Australia who inject drugs

O Price, P Dietze, L Maher, GJ Dore, R Sutherland… - Vaccine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have reported high COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among
people who inject drugs. We aimed to examine COVID-19 vaccine coverage, motivations …

Preliminary efficacy of a theory-informed intervention to increase COVID-19 testing uptake among people who inject drugs in San Diego County: findings from a pilot …

AR Bazzi, D Abramovitz, A Harvey-Vera… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) have low rates of COVID-19 testing yet are
vulnerable to severe disease. In partnership with a mobile syringe service program (SSP) in …

Long-acting Injectable PrEP Interest and General PrEP Awareness among People who Inject Drugs in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Metroplex

WH Eger, AR Bazzi, CJ Valasek, CF Vera… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (LAI-PrEP) could help overcome
multilevel challenges to HIV prevention for people who inject drugs (PWID), including those …

SARS-CoV-2 infections in a high-risk migratory population arriving to a migrant house along the US-Mexico border

NA Fernández-Santos, GL Hamer… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Few reports exist on the COVID-19 epidemiology of migrant populations. We tested 370
migratory individuals from ten countries arriving at a migrant house along the US–Mexico …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and correlates of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland

EU Patel, SH Mehta, BL Genberg, OR Baker… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys can help characterize disparities in SARS-CoV-2
infection and identify gaps in population immunity. Data on SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence …