Evaluation of Harm Reduction Programs on Seroincidence of HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and Syphilis Among Intravenous Drug Users in Southwest China | Zendy

Yuhua Ruan | Zendy; Shu Liang | Zendy; Junling Zhu | Zendy; Xudong Li | Zendy; Stephen W. Pan | Zendy; Qianping Liu | Zendy; Benli Song | Zendy; Qixing Wang | Zendy; Hui Xing | Zendy; Yiming Shao | Zendy

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Evaluation of Harm Reduction Programs on Seroincidence of HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and Syphilis Among Intravenous Drug Users in Southwest China

Author(s) -

Yuhua Ruan,

Shu Liang,

Junling Zhu,

Xudong Li,

Stephen W. Pan,

Qianping Liu,

Benli Song,

Qixing Wang,

Hui Xing,

Yiming Shao

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

sexually transmitted diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1537-4521

pISSN - 0148-5717

DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e31827fd4d4

Subject(s) - medicine , harm reduction , syphilis , incidence (geometry) , cohort , hepatitis c , prospective cohort study , cohort study , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , physics , optics

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multifaceted harm reduction program by comparing seroincidence rates of HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and syphilis before and after implementation of harm reduction strategies among intravenous drug users (IDUs) in a drug-trafficking city in Southwest China.

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