Introduction Adolescence is a time of physical, emotional and social transitions that have
implications for health. In addition to being at high risk for HIV, young key populations (YKP) …

Drug users are an especially complex population among those studied in HIV risk behavior
research. Although injection drug use accounts for over one third of the cumulative HIV …

Background: The cost-effectiveness of Canada's only supervised injection facility has not
been rigorously evaluated. We estimated the impact of the facility on survival, rates of HIV …

CONTEXT: Condoms are less likely to be used in primary relationships than in other
relationship types. An understanding of what women and men expect when entering into …

Acknowledgements CIPHER would like to give special thanks to Manoj Kurian and IAS
President Chris Beyrer, as well as Charlie Baran and Alice Armstrong for their input on the …

Background The risks of HIV transmission associated with the opioid epidemic make cost-
effective programs for people who inject drugs (PWID) a public health priority. Some of these …

Background: The total population health benefits and costs of HIV preexposure prophylaxis
(PrEP) for people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United States are unclear. Objective: To …

Objective To estimate the cost, effectiveness, and cost effectiveness of HIV and HCV
screening of injection drug users (IDUs) in opioid replacement therapy (ORT). Design …

WHO released its new Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment
and Care for Key Populations [1] at the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne in July …

Background Opioid dependence is a major risk factor for HIV infection, however, the impact
of buprenorphine/naloxone treatment on HIV risk behaviors among HIV-infected opioid …