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Situational assessment and epidemiology of HIV, HBV and HCV among people who use and inject drugs in Ghana.

Chris B GuureSamuel DeryCarlota Baptista da SilvaComfort Asamoah-AduStephen Ayisi-AddoKofi DiabaMaria-Goretti LogloAdamu MohammedYaw Akrasi SarpongSamuel HanuKwasi Torpey
Published in: PloS one (2024)
These rapid assessment findings reveal the challenging conditions for people who use and inject drugs coupled with a relatively high prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C compared to the general population. However, it also reveals that Ghana has a window of opportunity to prevent an exponential spread of HIV and Hepatitis in this population. Therefore, there is the need to implement prevention and treatment programs for HIV and hepatitis among people who use and inject drugs including essential strategies for an enabling environment in Ghana.
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