A cross-sectional assessment of injection of "salts" and HIV transmission-related behaviours among a cohort of people who inject drugs in Kyrgyzstan.

(PWID) people who inject drugs who inject "salts" are a potentially emergent group with increased HIV acquisition risk in Kyrgyzstan. Targeted outreach bundled with comprehensive harm reduction and pre-exposure prophylaxis services are needed to prevent transmission of HIV and other blood-borne viruses.