Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: a review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness.

Georgina J. MacArthur; Eva van Velzen; Norah Palmateer; Jo Kimber; Anastasia Pharris; Vivian Hope; Avril Taylor; Kirsty Roy; Esther Aspinall; David Goldberg; Tim Rhodes; Dagmar Hedrich; Mika Salminen; Mathew Hickman; Sharon J. Hutchinson

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.07.001

Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: a review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness.

Georgina J. MacArthur, Eva van Velzen, Norah Palmateer, Jo Kimber, Anastasia Pharris, Vivian Hope, Avril Taylor, Kirsty Roy, Esther Aspinall, David Goldberg, Tim Rhodes, Dagmar Hedrich, Mika Salminen, Mathew Hickman , Sharon J. Hutchinson

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Injecting drug use is a major risk factor for the acquisition and transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Prevention of these infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) is critical to reduce ongoing transmission, morbidity and mortality. A review of reviews was undertaken involving systematic literature searches of Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsychINFO, IBSS and the Cochrane Library (2000–2011) to identify English language reviews regarding the effectiveness of harm reduction interventions in relation to HIV transmission, HCV transmission and injecting risk behaviour (IRB). Interventions included needle and syringe programmes (NSP); the provision of injection paraphernalia; opiate substitution treatment (OST); information, education and counselling (IEC); and supervised injecting facilities (SIFs). Reviews were classified into ‘core’ or ‘supplementary’ using critical appraisal criteria, and the strength of review-level evidence was assessed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	34-52
Number of pages	19
Journal	International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume	25
Issue number	1
Early online date	23 Aug 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.07.001
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014

Keywords

people who inject drugs
HIV
Hepatitis C
harm reduction

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MacArthur, G. J., van Velzen, E., Palmateer, N., Kimber, J., Pharris, A., Hope, V., Taylor, A., Roy, K., Aspinall, E., Goldberg, D., Rhodes, T., Hedrich, D., Salminen, M., Hickman , M., & Hutchinson, S. J. (2014). Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: a review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness. International Journal of Drug Policy, 25(1), 34-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.07.001

MacArthur, Georgina J. ; van Velzen, Eva ; Palmateer, Norah ; Kimber, Jo ; Pharris, Anastasia ; Hope, Vivian ; Taylor, Avril ; Roy, Kirsty ; Aspinall, Esther ; Goldberg, David ; Rhodes, Tim ; Hedrich, Dagmar ; Salminen, Mika ; Hickman , Mathew ; Hutchinson, Sharon J. / Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: a review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness. In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 2014 ; Vol. 25, No. 1. pp. 34-52.

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Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: a review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness. / MacArthur, Georgina J.; van Velzen, Eva; Palmateer, Norah; Kimber, Jo; Pharris, Anastasia; Hope, Vivian; Taylor, Avril; Roy, Kirsty; Aspinall, Esther; Goldberg, David; Rhodes, Tim; Hedrich, Dagmar; Salminen, Mika; Hickman , Mathew; Hutchinson, Sharon J.

In: International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol. 25, No. 1, 01.2014, p. 34-52.

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