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ArticleBMC research notes2024

HIV and hepatitis C Virus in internally displaced people with and without injection drug use experience in the region of Shida Kartli, Georgia.

Adrian Trovato, Maka Gogia, Ana Aslanikashvili, Tamuna Kasrashvili, Ganna Kovalenko, Anna Yakovleva, Britt Skaathun, Tetyana I Vasylyeva

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Adrian TrovatoDepartment of Population Health and Disease Prevention, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Maka GogiaGeorgian Harm Reduction Network, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Ana AslanikashviliNational Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Tamuna KasrashviliGeorgian Harm Reduction Network, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Ganna KovalenkoDivision of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Anna YakovlevaDepartment of Population Health and Disease Prevention, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Britt SkaathunDivision of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Tetyana I VasylyevaDepartment of Population Health and Disease Prevention, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. tvasylye@hs.uci.edu.

Funding

Leveraging Networks, Epidemiology, and Epidemic Modeling: Creative Approaches for HIV EliminationK01DA049665 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SKAATHUN, BRITT · 2019 to 2023
$947k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA049665NIH HHS DA049665Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 207498/Z/17/Z; 206298/B/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveInternally displaced persons (IDPs) can have limited access to HIV and hepatitis C Virus (HCV) treatment and prevention. IDPs comprise > 7% of Georgian population but prevalence and levels of HIV and HCV knowledge in this population remain unknown. We tested 100 IDPs in Georgia for HIV and HCV, many of whom had drug injecting experience, and interviewed them about their migration experience, sexual and drug injecting practices, and HIV/HCV transmission knowledge.

resultsThe average age of participants was 37.5 years (range 18-63); 31% were women. Almost half (N = 48) of participants reported ever injecting drugs; 17% of those (N = 8) started injecting drugs within the last year. Anti-HCV and HIV prevalence was 11% and 0%, respectively. Fewer people without drug use experience compared to people who inject drugs correctly answered all questions on the HIV knowledge test (13% vs. 35%, p = 0.015) or knew where to get tested for HIV (67% vs 98%, p < 0.001). There was no difference in HCV knowledge between the two groups. HIV and HCV prevalence remains low among Georgian IDPs, but levels of HIV knowledge were much lower than levels of HCV knowledge.

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Hepatitis CHIV InfectionsRefugeesSubstance Abuse, IntravenousAdolescentAdultFemaleGeorgia (Republic)Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHepacivirusHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceYoung AdultDisplacementGeorgiaHCVHIVPeople who inject drugs

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PMCPMC11492736

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