Health programmes and services addressing the prevention and management of infectious diseases in people who inject drugs in Canada: a systematic integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high burden of injection drug use-related infectious disease and challenges in accessing adequate care. This study sought to identify programmes and services in Canada addressing the prevention and management of infectious disease in PWID.

Design

This study employed a systematic integrative review methodology. Electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL and Web of Science Core Collection) and relevant websites were searched for literature published between 2008 and 2019 (last search date was 6 June 2019). Eligible articles and documents were required to address injection or intravenous drug use and health programmes or services relating to the prevention or management of infectious diseases in Canada.

Results

This study

SUBMITTER: Bouzanis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8461723 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature