Drug use as a driver of HIV risks: re-emerging and emerging issues
HIV epidemics occur within the contexts of global economic and political forces, including
poverty, human rights violations, discrimination, drug policies, trafficking, and other …
poverty, human rights violations, discrimination, drug policies, trafficking, and other …
People who inject drugs in intimate relationships: it takes two to combat HIV
We reviewed papers published during the past 18 months (2012-2013) focusing on micro-
social contexts of gender and power inequalities as drivers of HIV risks among people who …
social contexts of gender and power inequalities as drivers of HIV risks among people who …
The experience of initiating injection drug use and its social context: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
Background and aim Understanding the experience of initiating injection drug use and its
social contexts is crucial to inform efforts to prevent transitions into this mode of drug …
social contexts is crucial to inform efforts to prevent transitions into this mode of drug …
Intimate injection partnerships are at elevated risk of high-risk injecting: a multi-level longitudinal study of HCV-serodiscordant injection partnerships in San Francisco …
MD Morris, J Evans, M Montgomery, M Yu, A Briceno… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background It is increasingly recognized that the risk for HIV and hepatitis C (HCV)
transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID), such as syringe sharing, occurs in the …
transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID), such as syringe sharing, occurs in the …
Impacts of stigma on HIV risk for women who inject drugs in Java: a qualitative study
Background People who inject drugs have experienced stigma around the world. Stigma
has been found to have negative consequences for individuals in relation to health-service …
has been found to have negative consequences for individuals in relation to health-service …
HIV risk behaviours among women who inject drugs in coastal Kenya: findings from secondary analysis of qualitative data
Background Injecting drug users are at high risk of HIV infection globally. Research related
to female drug users is rare in Kenya, yet it is required to inform the development of gender …
to female drug users is rare in Kenya, yet it is required to inform the development of gender …
Role of boyfriends and intimate sexual partners in the initiation and maintenance of injecting drug use among women in coastal Kenya
Introduction Gender dynamics and interpersonal relations within intimate partnerships are
known to determine health behaviors, including substance use, within couples. In addition …
known to determine health behaviors, including substance use, within couples. In addition …
Rethinking risk: gender and injection drug-related HIV risk among female sex workers and their non-commercial partners along the Mexico–US border
Background Studies of injection drug-using couples suggest a gendered performance of risk
in which men exert greater control over drug use and render their female partners …
in which men exert greater control over drug use and render their female partners …
Prevalence and risk factors of HIV infection among people who inject drugs in Cambodia: findings from a national survey
Background Globally, people who inject drugs (PWID) continue to be among the most
vulnerable populations to acquire infection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The …
vulnerable populations to acquire infection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The …
Injecting practices in sexual partnerships: hepatitis C transmission potentials in a 'risk equivalence'framework
Background Evidence indicates minimal hepatitis C (HCV) sexual transmission risk among
HIV negative heterosexual partners. Limited HCV literacy has been demonstrated among …
HIV negative heterosexual partners. Limited HCV literacy has been demonstrated among …