Social determinants of HIV/HCV co-infection: A case study from people who inject drugs in rural Puerto Rico

Social determinants of HIV/HCV co-infection: A case study from people who inject drugs in rural Puerto Rico

Highlights • Co-infection correlates with age, longer period of drug use, medical insurance coverage and sexual identity. • LGBT PWID are vulnerable to co-infection. Stigma, commercial sex and violence compounds risk. • Culturally sensitive prevention strategies focused on this particular population...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors reports Vol. 5; no. C; pp. 29 - 32
Main Authors: Abadie, Roberto, Welch-Lazoritz, Melissa, Khan, Bilal, Dombrowski, Kirk
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Elsevier 01-06-2017
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Psychiatric/Mental Health
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Summary:Highlights • Co-infection correlates with age, longer period of drug use, medical insurance coverage and sexual identity. • LGBT PWID are vulnerable to co-infection. Stigma, commercial sex and violence compounds risk. • Culturally sensitive prevention strategies focused on this particular population should be implemented to avoid co-infection.
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ISSN:2352-8532
2352-8532
DOI:10.1016/j.abrep.2017.01.004