ArticleHarm reduction journal2017
Needle acquisition patterns, network risk and social capital among rural PWID in Puerto Rico.
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- Hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs in rural United States: mathematical modeling study using stochastic agent-based network simulation.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Potential impact of curative and preventive interventions toward hepatitis C elimination in people who inject drugs-A network modeling study.The International journal on drug policy · 2024Article
- "Caballo": risk environments, drug sharing and the emergence of a hepatitis C virus epidemic among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
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backgroundPeople who inject drugs (PWID) take on significant risks of contracting blood-borne infection, including injecting with a large number of partners and acquiring needles from unsafe sources. When combined, risk of infection can be magnified.
methodsUsing a sample of PWID in rural Puerto Rico, we model the relationship between a subject's number of injection partners and the likelihood of having used an unsafe source of injection syringes. Data collection with 315 current injectors identified six sources of needles.
resultsOf the six possible sources, only acquisition from a seller (paid or free), or using syringes found on the street, was significantly related to number of partners.
conclusionsThese results suggest that sources of syringes do serve to multiply risk of infection caused by multi-partner injection concurrency. They also suggest that prior research on distinct forms of social capital among PWID may need to be rethought.
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