Women, drugs and HIV

Highlights • This article reviews global data on the risks of and vulnerability to HIV of women who use drugs. • We review the prevalence of HIV among females who inject drugs (FWID) globally. • The special vulnerabilities of females who use drugs to HIV are discussed. • Importance of reproductive h...

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Published inThe International journal of drug policy Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. S16 - S21
Main Authors Azim, Tasnim, Bontell, Irene, Strathdee, Steffanie A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2015
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Drug policy
Drug use
Female
Females
Harm Reduction
Health care access
Health Services Accessibility
Health services utilization
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - etiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical Education
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
People who inject drugs
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Sex work
Sexual behavior
Social Stigma
Stereotypes
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Unsafe Sex - statistics & numerical data
Womens health
Harm reduction
People who inject drugs
HIV
Females
Sex work
Drug use
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Summary:Highlights • This article reviews global data on the risks of and vulnerability to HIV of women who use drugs. • We review the prevalence of HIV among females who inject drugs (FWID) globally. • The special vulnerabilities of females who use drugs to HIV are discussed. • Importance of reproductive health care services and child care is highlighted. • Services that work are referred to and recommendations are provided.
Bibliography:Permanent address: Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
ISSN:0955-3959
1873-4758
1873-4758
DOI:10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.09.003