Modeling the impact of a supervised consumption site on HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs in three counties in California, USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supervised consumption sites (SCS) have been shown to reduce receptive syringe sharing among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United States and elsewhere, which can prevent HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission. PWID are at risk of disease transmission and may benefit from SCS, however legislation has yet to support their implementation. This study aims to determine the potential impact of SCS implementation on HIV and HCV incidence among PWID in three California counties.

Methods

A dynamic HIV and HCV joint transmission model among PWID (sexual and injecting transmission of HIV, injecting transmission of HCV) was calibrated to epidemiological data for three counties: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. The model incorporated HIV and HCV disease

SUBMITTER: Killion JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11998642 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature