Prevalence of HIV, HCV and HBV infection and sociodemographic characteristics of people who inject drugs in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, China is the largest country by population and contributes substantially to the burden of people who inject drugs (PWID). The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) among PWID at the national and subnational level in China and examine characteristics of PWID.

Methods

We undertook a systematic review of studies published from 2008 to 2017 on HIV, HCV, and HBV seroprevalence among PWID, and characteristics of PWID in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Meta-analyses were conducted to generate pooled prevalence estimates by province, region, and nationally.

Results

Eighty-five papers were included. The pooled HIV, HCV antibody and HBV prevalence among PWID in China was 1

SUBMITTER: Bao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679982 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature