The effect of needle and syringe program and opioid agonist therapy on the risk of HIV, hepatitis B and C virus infection for people who inject drugs in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: findings from an emulated target trial.
Daniela K van SantenAnders BoydAmy MatserLisa MaherMatthew HickmanSara LodiMaria PrinsPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2021)
Compared with no/partial HRP participation, complete HRP participation led to lower risk of HIV [HR = 0.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.27-1.08], HCV (HR = 0.16, 95% CI = 0.06-0.40) and HBV (HR = 0.28, 95% CI = 0.13-0.61) acquisition.
Keyphrases
- hepatitis c virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- hiv aids
- physical activity
- men who have sex with men
- hepatitis b virus
- clinical trial
- chronic pain
- pain management
- study protocol
- stem cells
- phase iii
- ultrasound guided
- phase ii
- liver failure
- mesenchymal stem cells
- smoking cessation