Methamphetamine use and HIV risk behavior among men who inject drugs: causal inference using coarsened exact matching.

Mehdi NorooziPeter HiggsAlireza NorooziBahram ArmoonBentolhoda MousaviRosa AlikhaniMohammad Rafi BazrafshanAli Nazeri AstanehAzadeh BayaniLadan Fattah Moghaddam

Published in: Harm reduction journal (2020)

Our results show a significant relationship between MA use and HIV risk behavior among MWID in Tehran, Iran. MA use was related with increased NS sharing, which is associated with higher risk for HIV exposure and transmission.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
healthcare
south africa
social media
health information
molecular dynamics