Racial/ethnic disparities in HIV infection among people who inject drugs: an international systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The Ethnic Minority Meta-Analysis (EMMA) aims to assess racial/ethnic disparities in HIV infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) across various countries. This is the first report of the data.

Methods

Standard systematic review/meta-analysis methods were utilized, including searching for, screening and coding published and unpublished reports and meta-analytical statistics. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines for reporting methods. Disparities were measured with the odds ratio (OR) for HIV prevalence among ethnic minority PWID compared to ethnic majority PWID; an OR >1.0 indicated higher prevalence among ethnic minorities

SUBMITTER: Des Jarlais DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3504180 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature