Women and barriers to harm reduction services: a literature review and initial findings from a qualitative study in Barcelona, Spain

• Published in: Harm reduction journal Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 78 - 13
• Main Authors: Shirley-Beavan, Sam, Roig, Aura, Burke-Shyne, Naomi, Daniels, Colleen, Csak, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 19.10.2020; BMC
• Subjects: Access; Aggression; Barcelona; Barriers; Blood diseases; Child care; Community; Confidentiality; Criminalization; Domestic violence; Drug abuse; Drug use; Drugs; Europe; Focus groups; Gender identity; Gender nonconforming; Gender-based violence; Harassment; Harm reduction; Health disparities; Health promotion; Health services; Hepatitis; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human rights; Imprisonment; Law enforcement; Literature reviews; Medical personnel; Prison; Prisons; Qualitative research; Reduction; Reproductive health; Sexual behavior; Sexual health; Sexual orientation; Sexually transmitted diseases; Spain; STD; Stigma; Violence; Women; Womens health; Workers; Europe; Barcelona Spain; Spain; Prison; Women; Barcelona; Europe; Harm reduction; Gender-based violence; Spain

There are an estimated 3.2 million women who inject drugs worldwide, constituting 20% of all people who inject drugs. The limited data that are available suggest that women who inject drugs are at greater risk of HIV and viral hepatitis acquisition than men who inject drugs. This increased vulnerabi...