Prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV/hepatitis B and HIV/hepatitis C co-infections among people who inject drugs in Mozambique

Prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV/hepatitis B and HIV/hepatitis C co-infections among people who inject drugs in Mozambique

Abstract Background There is scare information about HIV co-infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Mozambique. This information is critical to ensure the treatment necessary to decrease the progression of liver disease and the t...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Semá Baltazar, Makini Boothe, Timothy Kellogg, Paulino Ricardo, Isabel Sathane, Erika Fazito, Henry F. Raymond, Marleen Temmerman, Stanley Luchters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
People who inject drugs
HIV
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Co-infections
Respondent driven sampling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09012-w

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