ArticleSubstance use & misuse2018
Injection Partners, HCV, and HIV Status among Rural Persons Who Inject Drugs 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
- Getting to full disclosure: HCV testing and status disclosure behaviors among PWID and their injecting partners.BMC public health · 2025Article
- 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
- Immune profiling in Puerto Rican injection drug users with and without HIV-1 infection.Journal of leukocyte biology · 2023Article
- "I don't want to die": a qualitative study of coping strategies to prevent fentanyl-related overdose deaths among people who inject drugs and its implications for harm reduction policies.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Use of Antiretroviral Drug Testing to Assess the Accuracy of Self-reported Data from HIV-Infected People Who Inject Drugs.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- Establishing trust in HIV/HCV research among people who inject drugs (PWID): Insights from empirical research.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV among persons who inject drugs (PWID) and the ability of these diseases to spread through injection networks are well documented in urban areas. However, less is known about injection behaviors in rural areas.
objectivesThis study focuses on the association between the number of self-reported injection partners with the PWID's self-reported HCV and HIV status. Injection networks provide paths for infection and information to flow, and are important to consider when developing prevention and intervention strategies.
methodsRespondent driven sampling was used to conduct 315 interviews with PWID in rural Puerto Rico during 2015. Negative binomial regression was used to test for associations between the number of self-reported injection partners and self-reported HCV and HIV statuses. Multinomial logistic regression was used to test for associations with the participant's self-reported HCV and HIV statuses.
resultsSelf-reported HCV status is significantly associated with injection risk network size. Injection partner networks of self-reported HCV- respondents are half what is reported by those with a positive or unknown status. Self-reported HIV statuses are not associated with different numbers of injection partners.
conclusionsSmaller injection networks among those who self-report a HCV- status suggests that those who believe their status to be negative may take protective action by reducing their injection network compared to those have a self-reported HCV+ or an unknown status. Although the cross-sectional design of the study makes it difficult verify, such behavior has implications for prevention programs attempting to prevent HCV transmission.
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