HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa: mathematical modelling analysis.

Ghina R MumtazSusanne F AwadAli FeizzadehHelen Anne Weiss Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2019)

There is considerable HIV incidence among PWID in MENA. Of all new infections ultimately due to injecting drug use, about 75% are among PWID and the rest among sexual partners. Of all prevalent infections ultimately attributed to injecting drug use as epidemic driver, about half are among PWID, 30% among ex-PWID and 20% among sexual partners of PWID and ex-PWID. These findings call for scale-up of services for PWID, including harm reduction as well as testing and treatment services.

Keyphrases

hiv testing
antiretroviral therapy
mental health
hiv positive
hiv infected
men who have sex with men
healthcare
human immunodeficiency virus
primary care
hepatitis c virus
risk factors
hiv aids
south africa
data analysis