Depression, injecting drug use, and risky sexual behavior syndemic among women who inject drugs in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

Depression, injecting drug use, and risky sexual behavior syndemic among women who inject drugs in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background Injecting drug use (IDU) is a key driver of the HIV epidemic particularly when individuals experience psychosocial conditions and risky sexual behavior in a syndemic manner. This study sets out to assess evidence of a syndemic pattern of psychosocial conditions (IDU, depression,...

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Main Authors: Catherine Mwangi, Simon Karanja, John Gachohi, Violet Wanjihia, Zipporah Ngang’a
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Syndemic
IDU
Depression
Intimate partner violence (IPV)
Risky sexual behavior
Women who inject drugs (WWIDs)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-019-0307-5

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