National income inequality and declining GDP growth rates are associated with increases in HIV diagnoses among people who inject drugs in Europe: a panel data analysis.

BACKGROUND:There is sparse evidence that demonstrates the association between macro-environmental processes and drug-related HIV epidemics. The present study explores the relationship between economic, socio-economic, policy and structural indicators, and increases in reported HIV infections among p...

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Main Authors: Georgios K Nikolopoulos, Anastasios Fotiou, Eleftheria Kanavou, Clive Richardson, Marios Detsis, Anastasia Pharris, Jonathan E Suk, Jan C Semenza, Claudia Costa-Storti, Dimitrios Paraskevis, Vana Sypsa, Melpomeni-Minerva Malliori, Samuel R Friedman, Angelos Hatzakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398461?pdf=render