Clinicians used to observing individual patients, and epidemiologists trained to observe the
course of disease, may be forgiven for misunderstanding the term observational method as …

This systematic literature review identified factors associated with sexual risks related to
sexually transmitted infections (STI), HIV and other blood-borne viruses (BBV) among …

Study objective. To provide information on MMP patient's characteristics, particularly those
related with Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and gender. Design. Cross-sectional …

The ongoing epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Western societies (in particular in North America),
where most of the population knows about the disease and how it is transmitted, suggests …

Our objective with this study was to analyze the opinions of a potentially socially
marginalized group of Spanish Roma adolescents and young adults about noninjection …

This paper considers the object of the syringe-in-use for IV drug users. Via an engagement
with performative stories of the “rush” I suggest this object experience concerns not a …

The study focused in sexual behaviour among socially excluded heroin users, identifying
factors associated with inconsistent condom use. Data was collected in the cities of Granada …

Australian and international literature provides strong evidence that intravenous use of
psychostimulants increases the harms experienced by users, including heightening the risk …

The theoretical background introduces and critically comments on definitions, theories and
explanatory approaches in relation to problematic and non-habitual, controlled drug use; …

Empirical evidence shows that the high prevalence of HIV risky behavior among Puerto
Rican injection drug users (IDUs) continues. Little research attention has been devoted to …