The intersection of gender and drug use-related stigma: A mixed methods systematic review and synthesis of the literature

SA Meyers, VA Earnshaw, B D'Ambrosio… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Substance use-related stigma is a significant barrier to care among persons
who use drugs (PWUD). Less is known regarding how intersectional identities, like gender …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of health-related stigma outcomes for high-burden diseases in low-and middle-income countries

JC Kane, MA Elafros, SM Murray, EMH Mitchell… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Stigma is associated with health conditions that drive disease burden in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs), including HIV, tuberculosis, mental health problems …

[HTML][HTML] A gender perspective of addictive disorders

F Fonseca, M Robles-Martínez, J Tirado-Muñoz… - Current addiction …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Substance use disorders (SUD) affect differentially women and
men. Although the prevalence has been reported higher in men, those women with addictive …

Towards greater understanding of addiction stigma: Intersectionality with race/ethnicity and gender

M Kulesza, M Matsuda, JJ Ramirez, AJ Werntz… - Drug and alcohol …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background In spite of the significant burden associated with substance use disorders,
especially among persons who inject drugs (PWIDs), most affected individuals do not …

[HTML][HTML] Women and barriers to harm reduction services: a literature review and initial findings from a qualitative study in Barcelona, Spain

S Shirley-Beavan, A Roig, N Burke-Shyne… - Harm Reduction …, 2020 - Springer
Background There are an estimated 3.2 million women who inject drugs worldwide,
constituting 20% of all people who inject drugs. The limited data that are available suggest …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived advantages and disadvantages of using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among sexually active Black women: An exploratory study

KT Bond, AJ Gunn - Journal of black sexuality and relationships, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Knowledge of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) continues to remain scarce among
Black women who are disproportionally affected by HIV in the United States. A thematic …

What is the prevalence of anabolic‐androgenic steroid use among women? A systematic review

T Piatkowski, B Whiteside, J Robertson, A Henning… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aim Evidence suggests there has been an increase in anabolic‐
androgenic steroid (AAS) use among women, driven by the evolving landscape of women's …

[HTML][HTML] Under the knife: Unfavorable perceptions of women who seek plastic surgery

S Bonell, SC Murphy, S Griffiths - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Plastic surgery is growing in popularity. Despite this, there has been little exploration to date
regarding the psychosocial consequences of seeking plastic surgery. Our study investigated …

“You have to drink with a little bit of shame”: Alcohol and other drug use among young people from migrant and ethnic minority backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia

CH Douglass, K Block, D Eghrari… - Journal of ethnicity in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Migrant and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in alcohol and other drug (AOD)
research. This qualitative study explored AOD use among young people from migrant and …

[HTML][HTML] How has the COVID-19 epidemic affected the risk behaviors of people who inject drugs in a city with high harm reduction service coverage in Vietnam? A …

TT Nguyen, GT Hoang, DQ Nguyen, AH Nguyen… - Harm Reduction …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 outbreak disproportionally affects vulnerable populations
including people who inject drugs (PWID). Social distancing and stay-at-home orders might …