Abstract
Sharing drug injecting paraphernalia other than needles and syringes (N/S) has been implicated in the transmission of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injecting drug users (IDU). We aimed to determine whether the provision of sterile non-N/S injecting paraphernalia reduces injecting risk behaviours or HCV transmission among IDU.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 721-734 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | BMC Public Health |
Volume | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- injecting paraphernalia
- Hepatitis C virus
- infection prevention
- sterile injecting equipment
- IDUs