HIV and HCV prevalence and incarceration-related risks among injecting drug users in three West Bank governorates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19440738 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aleksandar Štulhofer (0000-0001-5138-3644, University of Zagreb, corresponding author), Isam Jwehan, Randa AbuRabie |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1159-1165 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2016.1154132 |
| PMID | 26936370 |
| OpenAlex | W2293034484 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
In the Middle East, the HIV epidemic among injecting drug users (IDUs) seems to be in an early phase, which increases the importance of prevention and systematic risk surveillance. To gain information about HIV and HCV infection rates among IDUs in the West Bank, a biobehavioral survey was conducted using time-location sampling in the Ramallah, Hebron, and Bethlehem governorates in 2013. The researchers recruited 288 Palestinian IDUs ages 16-64 (Mage = 39.2, SD = 11.11). While no HIV cases were found in the sample, 41% of participants tested positive for HCV. Imprisonment was common among participants (83%), so we explored the association of incarceration experience with HCV infection and HIV testing. In multivariate assessments, incarceration was shown to increase the odds of being infected with HCV and ever tested for HIV. HIV prevention should be strengthened in West Bank prisons and correctional facilities, and imprisonment for drug use re-examined
Drug · Environmental health · Psychiatry · Sociology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Virology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |