Sökning: "people who inject drugs"

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  1. 1. HIV and hepatitis C prevention among people who inject drugs in Sweden : harm reduction policies, risk behaviour interventions and outcomes

    Författare :Niklas Karlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : People who inject drugs (PWID) is a heterogeneous and hard-to-reach group due to legal implications, stigma and discrimination. PWID are vulnerable to various poor health outcomes including HIV and hepatitis due to ongoing injection and sexual risk behaviours, various forms of abuse, poor health seeking behaviours, and limited access to- and retention in prevention and care programs. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Konsten att göra (sprut)utbyten : Sprutbytets betydelse i skärningspunkten mellan politik, yrkespraktik och människors vardagsliv

    Författare :Maria Nordstedt; Kristina Gustafsson; Torkel Richert; Frida Petersson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Drug Policy; Drug-Centric Everyday Life; Feminist Ethnography; Motivational Work; Needle Exchange Programs; People Who Inject Drugs; Social Meanings; Social Work; Syringe Exchange; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Sammanfattning : The Art of Needle Exchange: The Significance of Needle Exchange Programs at the Intersection of Politics, Professional Practice, and People's Everyday LivesThis doctoral thesis discusses how social meanings are constructed in needle exchange programs. For nearly four decades, Sweden has implemented needle exchange programs to prevent the spread of bloodborne viral infections. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Blood Borne Viruses (HIV, HBV and HCV) among Participants of a Swedish Needle Exchange Program

    Författare :MARIANNE ALANKO BLOMÉ; Enheten för infektionssjukdomar; []
    Nyckelord :Hepatitis C virus HCV infection; Hepatitis B; HIV prevention; people who inject drugs; Needle exchange program; HBV vaccination;

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  5. 4. Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs in the Stockholm needle exchange program : incidence, spontaneous clearance and change in risk behaviour

    Författare :Martin Kåberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The major transmission route for hepatitis C virus (HCV) is sharing of unsterile injection equipment (needle/syringes and paraphernalia). Needle exchange programs (NEP) reduce injection risk behaviour and HCV spread among people who inject drugs (PWID). WHO has set a goal to eliminate HCV by the year 2030. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs. Prevalence and correlates of bacterial infections and colonization assessed through clinical and epidemiological studies

    Författare :Disa Dahlman; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

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