Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis C and its related risk behaviours among women who inject drugs in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

José DamasMargrethe StormLok Raj PandeyGaetano MarroneKeshab Deuba

Published in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2021)

Prevalence of HIV and HCV is high among women who inject drugs in Kathmandu valley of Nepal. Women who inject drugs enrolled in national programmes such as family planning and HTC were positively associated with condom use, and less likely to share needles.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
hepatitis c virus
antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
risk factors
hiv infected
hiv testing
men who have sex with men
pregnancy outcomes
cervical cancer screening
hiv aids
breast cancer risk
tertiary care
pregnant women