High prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and C viral infections among people who inject drugs: a potential stumbling block in the control of HIV and viral hepatitis in Tanzania.

Rahim H KawambwaMtebe Venance MajigoAhmed A MohamedMecky I Matee

Published in: BMC public health (2020)

Over two-third of PWID had serologic evidence of infection with at least one virus while 22.4% having at least two infections. The high prevalence of HIV and viral hepatitis infections among PWID may hamper initiatives of ending HIV and viral hepatitis epidemics in Tanzania.

Keyphrases

human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hepatitis c virus
hiv positive
sars cov
hiv aids
hiv testing
south africa
quality improvement
risk assessment
climate change
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease