Dual HIV risk and vulnerabilities among people who inject drugs in Iran: Findings from a nationwide study in 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population at risk of HIV in Iran. We measured the prevalence and covariates of HIV-related risk behaviours among PWID in Iran.

Methods

We conducted a respondent-driven bio-behavioural surveillance survey among PWID from July 2019 to March 2020 in 11 major cities. We assessed PWID's recent (i.e., last three months) HIV-related risk behaviours using a four-level categorical variable: Only unsafe injection (i.e., sharing needles/syringes or injecting equipment), only unsafe sex (i.e., unprotected sex), dual HIV risk (i.e., both unsafe injection and unprotected sex), and safe injection and sex. Data were summarized using RDS-weighted analysis. Multinomial logistic regression models were built to characterize HIV-related risk

SUBMITTER: Mehmandoost S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487831 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature