An Overview of HIV Prevention Interventions for People Who Inject Drugs in Tanzania

In the past decade, Tanzania has seen a rapid rise in the number of people who inject drugs (PWID), specifically heroin. While the overall HIV prevalence in Tanzania has declined recently to 5.6%, in 2009, the HIV prevalence among PWID remains alarmingly high at 35%. In this paper, we describe how t...

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Main Authors: Eric A. Ratliff, Sheryl A. McCurdy, Jessie K. K. Mbwambo, Barrot H. Lambdin, Ancella Voets, Sandrine Pont, Haruka Maruyama, Gad P. Kilonzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Preventive Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/183187