HIV among People Who Inject Drugs in the Middle East and North Africa : Systematic Review and Data Synthesis

Mumtaz, Ghina R. ; Weiss, Helen A. ; Thomas, Sara L. ; Riome, Suzanne ; Setayesh, Hamidreza

Public Library of Science

关键词: HIV transmission;    HIV;    people who inject drugs;    PWID;   

DOI  :  10.1371/journal.pmed.1001663
RP-ID  :  102455

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

It is perceived that little is known about the epidemiology of HIV infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The primary objective of this study was to assess the status of the HIV epidemic among PWID in MENA by describing HIV prevalence and incidence. Secondary objectives were to describe the risk behavior environment and the HIV epidemic potential among PWID, and to estimate the prevalence of injecting drug use in MENA.