Considerations for equitable distribution of digital healthcare for people who use drugs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telehealth holds the potential to expand healthcare access for people who use drugs (PWUD). However, limited data exist on their digital infrastructure access, a prerequisite for telehealth participation. We studied digital healthcare accessibility among PWUD.

Methods

We employed respondent-driven sampling to recruit 162 PWUD in Athens, Greece to assess current internet and computer access and telemedicine experience via a structured questionnaire. Participants were at least 18 years with an injection drug use (IDU) history. We utilized logistic regression to evaluate sociodemographic associations.

Results

Participants' mean (SD) age was 45.9 (8.8) years, 84.0% were male, 90.1% Greek, 77.8% reported IDU within the past year, 85.2% were not linked to opioid

SUBMITTER: Papalamprakopoulou Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11983786 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature