COVID-19 survey among people who use drugs in three cities in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known regarding what people who use drugs (PWUD) know about COVID-19 related issues and changes in the drug market due to COVID-19. We therefore conducted a survey to explore these issues.

Methods

In a cross-sectional study, we interviewed 226 PWUD from three Norwegian cities in May/June 2020. Participants completed an interview-administrated questionnaire. Three separate multiple binary logistic regression models were estimated with the outcomes (no/yes): 1. Familiarity with COVID-19 symptoms, 2. Awareness of COVID-19 services tailored towards PWUD and, 3. Willingness to take a COVID-19 test.

Results

The mean age was 44.1 years and 73 % were males. Fifty-four percent were injectors, and heroin/other opioids (35.8 %) and cocaine/amphetamine (25.2

SUBMITTER: Welle-Strand GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500397 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature