Epidemiology of HIV and hepatitis C infection among women who inject drugs in Northeast India: a respondent-driven sampling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Despite extensive research on HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID), there remains a gap in knowledge on the burden among women who inject drugs and their unique contexts and risk factors. This analysis compares HIV and HCV prevalence in female and male PWID and estimates injection and sexual risk correlates of prevalent HIV and HCV infection among women in Northeast India.

Design

Cross-sectional sample accrued using respondent-driven sampling.

Setting

Seven cities in Northeast India, 2013.

Participants

A total of 6457 adult PWID.

Measurements

Participants completed an interviewer-administered survey. HIV infection was diagnosed on-site and HCV antibody testing was performed on stored specimens. HIV and HCV pr

SUBMITTER: McFall AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5503783 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature