Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage …

L Degenhardt, A Peacock, S Colledge… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use (IDU) is a substantial cause of
disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a global …

Epidemiology of substance use among forced migrants: a global systematic review

D Horyniak, JS Melo, RM Farrell, VD Ojeda… - PLoS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Forced migration is occurring at unprecedented levels. Forced migrants may be
at risk for substance use for reasons including coping with traumatic experiences, co-morbid …

The psychosocial impact of detention and deportation on US migrant children and families.

KM Brabeck, MB Lykes, C Hunter - American Journal of …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Approximately 4.5 million US citizen children live in mixed-status families, in which at least 1
family member is an unauthorized migrant and therefore vulnerable to detention and …

Individual, social, and environmental influences associated with HIV infection among injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico

SA Strathdee, R Lozada, RA Pollini… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We examined correlates of HIV infection among injection drug users (IDUs) in
Tijuana, Mexico, a city bordering the United States, which is situated on major migration and …

Experiences and lessons learned in using community‐based participatory research to recruit Asian American immigrant research participants

C Katigbak, M Foley, L Robert… - Journal of Nursing …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose By 2050, the number of international migrants is expected to double from 214
million people. Of these, Asian immigrants are projected to comprise the largest foreign …

The emerging HIV epidemic on the Mexico-US border: an international case study characterizing the role of epidemiology in surveillance and response

SA Strathdee, C Magis-Rodriguez, VM Mays… - Annals of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
surveillance data are critical for monitoring epidemic trends, but they can mask dynamic …

When female circumcision comes to the West: Attitudes toward the practice among Somali Immigrants in Oslo

AA Gele, EB Johansen, J Sundby - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Female circumcision (FC) has lifelong adverse social and health consequences
for women, and its abolition will not only enhance the health of children and women, but also …

Evaluating the impact of Mexico's drug policy reforms on people who inject drugs in Tijuana, BC, Mexico, and San Diego, CA, United States: a binational mixed …

AM Robertson, RS Garfein, KD Wagner, SR Mehta… - Harm reduction …, 2014 - Springer
Background Policymakers and researchers seek answers to how liberalized drug policies
affect people who inject drugs (PWID). In response to concerns about the failing “war on …

Differential effects of migration and deportation on HIV infection among male and female injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico

SA Strathdee, R Lozada, VD Ojeda, RA Pollini… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
HIV prevalence is rising, especially among high risk females in Tijuana, Baja California, a
Mexico-US border city situated on major migration and drug trafficking routes. We compared …

Mexico's evolving HIV epidemic

SA Strathdee, C Magis-Rodriguez - jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
THIS YEAR MARKS THE FIRST TIME THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS Conference will be held
in a Latin American country, with Mexico as its host. Accordingly, it is timely to revisit …