Category Archives: People who use drugs

Possible benefits of providing safe supply of substances to people who use drugs during public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic

2020

Key take-home messages Safe supply is an approach that focuses on saving lives by prescribing pharmaceutical grade substances such as opioids and stimulants to individuals at risk of overdose and...

Prevalence of HIV among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2017

Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Aboriginal) are Australia’s first peoples. Between 2006 and 2015, HIV notifications increased among Aboriginal people; however, among non-Aboriginal people, notifications remained relatively stable. This...

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV patients in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in India, the third largest HIV epidemic in the world. We identified peer...

A client-centered relational framework on barriers to the integration of HIV and substance use services: A systematic review

2019

BACKGROUND: Given the close connection between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and substance use disorder (SUD), access to integrated HIV and SUD services is critical for individuals experiencing both challenges...

Different transmission routes and the risk of advanced HIV disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of observational studies

2019

Background: A substantial proportion of people living with HIV (PLHIV) present for care with advanced HIV disease (AHD), which may result in difficulty reaching the “90-90-90” target to end AIDS...

The PrEP care continuum among cisgender women who sell sex and/or use drugs globally: A systematic review

2019

HIV prevalence among cisgender female sex workers (FSW) and/or women who use drugs (WWUD) is substantially higher compared to similarly aged women. Consistent with PRISMA guidelines, we conducted the first...

HIV testing strategies outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA): A systematic review to inform European centre for disease prevention and control guidance

2019

OBJECTIVES: In recent years, new technologies and new approaches to scale up HIV testing have emerged. The objective of this paper was to synthesize the body of recent evidence on...

Do combination HIV prevention programmes result in increased empowerment, inclusion and agency to demand equal rights for marginalised populations in low-income and middle-income countries? A systematic review

2019

Introduction: This systematic review aims to determine if combination HIV prevention programmes include outcome measures for empowerment, inclusion and agency to demand equal rights and measure the relationship between empowerment...

Multi-level experiences and determinants of alcohol misuse and illicit drug use among occupational groups at high-risk of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A thematic synthesis of qualitative findings

2019

Occupational groups at high-risk of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) may be at increased risk of substance use because of occupation-related factors. We synthesised qualitative data on determinants and context...

HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) and related factors in Iran: A systematic review, meta-analysis and trend analysis

2019

AIMS: In Iran, injecting drug use has been the major route of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. In order to control the HIV epidemic, a harm reduction program was initiated...

Taiwan guideline on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention – 2018 update

2019

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infection is proved to be effective and has been implemented worldwide. This article introduces the guideline development and revised recommendations and...

What do HIV-positive drug users’ experience tell us about their antiretroviral medications taking? An international integrated literature review

2019

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: HIV-positive drug users’ poor adherence to antiretroviral regimens can pose a significant and negative impact on individual and global health. This review aims to identify knowledge gaps...

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