Using a programmatic mapping approach to plan for HIV prevention and harm reduction interventions for people who inject drugs in three South African cities

Using a programmatic mapping approach to plan for HIV prevention and harm reduction interventions for people who inject drugs in three South African cities

Abstract Background Stigma, criminalisation and a lack of data on drug use contribute to the “invisibility” of people who inject drugs (PWID) and make HIV prevention and treatment service delivery challenging. We aimed to confirm locations where PWID congregate in Cape Town, eThekwini and Tshwane (S...

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Main Authors: Andrew Scheibe, Shaun Shelly, Andrew Lambert, Andrea Schneider, Rudolf Basson, Nelson Medeiros, Kalvanya Padayachee, Helen Savva, Harry Hausler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Formative assessment
People who inject drugs
Harm reduction
HIV
South Africa
Population size estimation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-017-0164-z

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