Search Results - "Shumskaya, Natalya"

A cross‐sectional assessment of injection of “salts” and HIV transmission‐related behaviours among a cohort of people who inject drugs in Kyrgyzstan by Kennedy, Rebecca, Bouck, Zachary, Werb, Dan, Kurmanalieva, Ainura, Blyum, Anna, Shumskaya, Natalya, Patterson, Thomas L., Cepeda, Javier A., Smith, Laramie R.

“…Introduction Despite the increasing availability of new psychoactive substances (hereafter referred to as “salts”) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, there is…”
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Police education as a component of national HIV response: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan by Beletsky, Leo, Thomas, Rachel, Shumskaya, Natalya, Artamonova, Irina, Smelyanskaya, Marina

“…Abstract Background Recognition of the police's role in shaping HIV spread and prevention among people who inject drugs, sex workers, and other at-risk groups…”
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Financial Vulnerability and Its Association with HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs in Kyrgyzstan by Algarin, Angel B., Werb, Dan, Shumskaya, Natalya, Kurmanalieva, Ainura, Blyum, Anna, Cepeda, Javier, Patterson, Thomas L., Baral, Stefan, Smith, Laramie R.

“…The Family Resource Scale (FRS) is a three-factor financial vulnerability (FV) measure. FV may impact HIV transmission risks. Cross-sectional data from 279…”
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Intersecting epidemics of HIV, HCV, and syphilis among soon-to-be released prisoners in Kyrgyzstan: Implications for prevention and treatment by Azbel, Lyuba, Polonsky, Maxim, Wegman, Martin, Shumskaya, Natalya, Kurmanalieva, Ainura, Asanov, Akylbek, Wickersham, Jeffrey A, Dvoriak, Sergii, Altice, Frederick L

“…Abstract Background Central Asia is plagued by increasing HIV incidence, low antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage and increasing AIDS mortality, driven…”
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Methadone within prison and linkage to and retention in treatment upon community release for people with opioid use disorder in Kyrgyzstan: Evaluation of a national program by Bachireddy, Chethan, Shrestha, Roman, Bromberg, Daniel J, Azbel, Lyu, Kurmanalieva, Ainura, Wegman, Martin, Shumskaya, Natalya, Rozanova, Julia, Meyer, Jaimie P, Altice, Frederick L

“…•To combat the HIV epidemic, Kyrgyzstan became the first country in EECA to provide free and voluntary methadone in prisons.•In the first 10 years (2008–2018),…”
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Drug injection within prison in Kyrgyzstan: elevated HIV risk and implications for scaling up opioid agonist treatments by Azbel, Lyuba, Wegman, Martin P, Polonsky, Maxim, Bachireddy, Chethan, Meyer, Jaimie, Shumskaya, Natalya, Kurmanalieva, Ainura, Dvoryak, Sergey, Altice, Frederick L

“…Purpose Within-prison drug injection (WPDI) is a particularly high HIV risk behavior, yet has not been examined in Central Asia. A unique opportunity in…”
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Policy reform to shift the health and human rights environment for vulnerable groups: The case of Kyrgyzstan's instruction 417 by Beletsky, Leo, Thomas, Rachel, Smelyanskaya, Marina, Artamonova, Irina, Shumskaya, Natalya, Dooronbekova, Aijan, Mukambetov, Aibek, Doyle, Heather, Tolson, Rebecca

“…Background: Police activities shape behavior and health outcomes among drug users, sex workers, and other vulnerable groups. Interventions to change the…”
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