A Mismatch between High-Risk Behaviors and Screening of Infectious Diseases among People Who Inject Drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

BACKGROUND:People who inject drugs are at risk of various infectious diseases. Despite such a risk, evidence is limited which studied the utilization of screening services for common infectious diseases among people who inject drugs in Tanzania. We aimed to examine their high-risk behaviors; utiliza...

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Main Authors: Linda Beatrice Mlunde, Bruno Fokas Sunguya, Jessie Kazeni Mbwambo, Omary Said Ubuguyu, Akira Shibanuma, Junko Yasuoka, Masamine Jimba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4744010?pdf=render