Risk of HIV Among Women Injection Drug Users
Prevention research has not examined closely enough the social and structural systems of women injection drug users that put them at high risk for not only HIV but Hepatitis C (HCV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Prevention strategies for these women need to look at various areas, including recitfying the marginalization of sex workers and bringing couples who inject drug together for treatment and prevention.
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El-Bassel N, Wechsberg WM, Shaw SA. Dual HIV risk and vulnerabilities among women who use or inject drugs: no single prevention strategy is the answer. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2012 Jul;7(4):326-31.
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Citation:
El-Bassel N, Wechsberg WM, Shaw SA. Dual HIV risk and vulnerabilities among women who use or inject drugs: no single prevention strategy is the answer. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2012 Jul;7(4):326-31.
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Original Article (subscription may be required)
