Category Archives: People who use drugs

Effectiveness of harm reduction interventions in Chemsex: A systematic review

2024

The phenomenon of chemsex has emerged as an essential public health issue in recent years. This systematic review aimed to investigate currently available harm reduction strategies and to evaluate the...

HIV prevention interventions for women who use substances

2024

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The risks for HIV and sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men who engage in chemsex in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed methods systematic reviewa and meta-analysis

2024

Chemsex, the use of drugs during and/or prior to sex, has been found to increase the risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among men who have sex with...

Variation of adverse drug events in different settings in Africa: A systematic review

2024

BACKGROUND: Adverse drug events (ADEs) represent challenges affecting Africa’s healthcare systems owing to the increased healthcare expenditure and negative health outcomes of ADEs. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to systematically review published...

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among people who use drugs: A qualitative scoping review of implementation determinants and change methods

2024

Implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV transmission is suboptimal in the United States, particularly among people who use drugs (PWUD). PrEP research among PWUD is scarce, and the...

Fast-track interventions for HIV and AIDS epidemic control among key populations: A rapid review

2024

BACKGROUND: Targeted interventions for key populations remain critical for realisation of epidemic control for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection because of the causal relationship between HIV infection in the general...

Health outcomes of and interventions to reduce methamphetamine use among men who have sex with men

2024

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Reasons for disengagement from antiretroviral care in the era of “Treat All” in low- or middle-income countries: A systematic review

2024

Introduction Disengagement from antiretroviral therapy (ART) care is an important reason why people living with HIV do not achieve viral load suppression become unwell. Methods We searched two databases and...

Sexualized drug use and chemsex among men who have sex with men in Europe: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Background: In recent years, in Europe, there has been a growing concern about the use of sexualized drugs among men who have sex with men (MSM), due to its possible...

Economic evaluations of establishing opioid overdose prevention centers in 12 North American cities: A systematic review

2024

OBJECTIVES: Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) provide a safe place where people can consume preobtained drugs under supervision so that a life-saving medical response can be provided quickly in the event...

Impact of harm minimization interventions on reducing blood-borne infection transmission and some injecting behaviors among people who inject drugs: An overview and evidence gap mapping

2024

Background This study aimed to synthetize the evidence on the effectiveness of harm minimization interventions on reducing blood-borne infection transmission and injecting behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWID) through...

The impact of supervised drug consumption services (SCS)

2024

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