Epidemiology of HIV and hepatitis C infection among women who inject drugs in Northeast India: a respondent-driven sampling study.
Allison M McFallSunil S SolomonGreg M LucasDavid D CelentanoAylur K SrikrishnanMuniratnam S KumarShruti H MehtaPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2017)
Women who inject drugs in Northeast India have a high HIV prevalence, which was more than double their hepatitis C (HCV) prevalence, an opposite pattern than is observed typically among male PWID. HIV infection is associated with sexual risk factors while injection-related behaviors appear to drive HCV infection.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- hepatitis c virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv testing
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- pregnancy outcomes
- cervical cancer screening
- mental health
- south africa
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- ultrasound guided
- pregnant women
- adipose tissue