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Effectiveness of needle/syringe programmes and opiate substitution therapy in preventing HCV transmission among people who inject drugs [Protocol]

L. PLATT ; J. REED ; S. MINOZZI ; P. VICKERMAN ; H. HAGAN ; C. FRENCH ; A. JORDAN ; L. DEGENHARDT ; V. HOPE ; S. HUTCHINSON ; L. MAHER ; N. PALMATEER ; A. TAYLOR ; M. HICKMAN | 2016
Dans Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (n°1, 2016) Article : Périodique

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: 1. To assess the impact of needle/syringe programmes with and without opiate substitution therapy (OST) on the incidence of HCV infection among people w[...]

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Effects of sex work on the prevalence of syphilis among injection drug users in 3 Russian cities

L. PLATT ; T. RHODES ; A. JUDD ; E. KOSHKINA ; MAKSIMOVA S. ; N. LATISHEVSKAYA ; A. RENTON ; T. McDONALD ; J. V. PARRY | 2007
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.97 n°3, 2007) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : OBJECTIVES: We examined risk factors for syphilis infection among injection drug users in 3 Russian Federation cities, focusing particular attention on the potential roles of gender and sex work. METHODS: We conducted a cross-section[...]

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Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of existing needle and syringe programmes in preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs

S. SWEENEY ; Z. WARD ; L. PLATT ; L. GUINNESS ; M. HICKMAN ; V. HOPE ; L. MAHER ; J. IVERSEN ; S. J. HUTCHINSON ; J. SMITH ; R. AYRES ; I. HAINEY ; P. VICKERMAN | 2019
Dans Addiction (Vol.114, n°3, March 2019) Article : Périodique

AIM: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) compared with no NSPs on hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Cost-effectiveness analysis from a National Health Service (NHS)/healt[...]

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How effective are brief interventions in reducing alcohol consumption: do the setting, practitioner group and content matter? Findings from a systematic review and metaregression analysis

L. PLATT ; G. J. MELENDEZ-TORRES ; A. O'DONNELL ; J. BRADLEY ; D. NEWBURY-BIRCH ; E. KANER ; C. ASHTON | 2016
Dans BMJ Open (Vol.6, n°8, 2016) Article : Périodique

Background: While the efficacy and effectiveness of brief interventions for alcohol (ABI) have been demonstrated in primary care, there is weaker evidence in other settings and reviews do not consider differences in content. We conducted a syste[...]

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Illicit drugs in Central Asia: What we know, what we don't know, and what we need to know [Editorial]

A. LATYPOV ; J. P. GRUND ; N. EL-BASSEL ; L. PLATT ; H. STÖVER ; S. STRATHDEE | 2014
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.25, n°6, November 2014) Article : Périodique

In 2013, two special issues with focus on health and drugs in Central Asia were published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence and Central Asian Survey journals ( El-Bassel et al., 2013a, Latypov, 2013 and Latypov, 2014). In this third special issue p[...]

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Impact of current and scaled-up levels of hepatitis C prevention and treatment interventions for people who inject drugs in three UK settings - what is required to achieve the WHO's HCV elimination targets?

Z. WARD ; L. PLATT ; S. SWEENEY ; V. D. HOPE ; L. MAHER ; S. HUTCHINSON ; N. PALMATEER ; J. SMITH ; N. CRAINE ; A. TAYLOR ; N. MARTIN ; R. AYRES ; J. DILLON ; M. HICKMAN ; P. VICKERMAN | 2018
Dans Addiction (Vol.113, n°9, September 2018) Article : Périodique

Aims: To estimate the impact of existing high-coverage needle and syringe provision (HCNSP, defined as obtaining more than one sterile needle and syringe per injection reported) and opioid substitution therapy (OST) on hepatitis C virus (HCV) tr[...]

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Methods to recruit hard-to-reach groups: comparing two chain referral sampling methods of recruiting injecting drug users across nine studies in Russia and Estonia

L. PLATT ; M. WALL ; T. RHODES ; A. JUDD ; M. HICKMAN ; L. JOHNSTON ; A. RENTON ; N. BOBROVA ; SARANG A. | 2006
Périodique

ENGLISH : Evidence suggests rapid diffusion of injecting drug use and associated outbreaks of HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe. There remains a need for research among non-treatment and communi[...]

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Needle and syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing HCV transmission among people who inject drugs: findings from a Cochrane Review and meta-analysis

L. PLATT ; S. MINOZZI ; J. REED ; P. VICKERMAN ; H. HAGAN ; C. FRENCH ; A. JORDAN ; L. DEGENHARDT ; V. HOPE ; S. HUTCHINSON ; L. MAHER ; N. PALMATEER ; A. TAYLOR ; J. BRUNEAU ; M. HICKMAN | 2018
Dans Addiction (Vol.113, n°3, March 2018) Article : Périodique

Aims: To estimate the effects of needle and syringe programmes (NSP) and opioid substitution therapy (OST), alone or in combination, for preventing acquisition of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in people who inject drugs (PWID). Methods: Systematic re[...]

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Needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs [Intervention review]

L. PLATT ; S. MINOZZI ; J. REED ; P. VICKERMAN ; H. HAGAN ; C. FRENCH ; A. JORDAN ; L. DEGENHARDT ; V. HOPE ; S. HUTCHINSON ; L. MAHER ; N. PALMATEER ; A. TAYLOR ; J. BRUNEAU ; M. HICKMAN | 2017
Dans Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (n°9, 2017) Article : Périodique

Review question: We examine research on the effect of needle syringe programmes (NSP) and opioid substitution treatment (OST) in reducing the risk of becoming infected with the hepatitis C virus. Background: There are around 114.9 million peopl[...]

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Prevalence and burden of HCV co-infection in people living with HIV: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

L. PLATT ; P. EASTERBROOK ; E. GOWER ; B. MCDONALD ; K. SABIN ; C. McGOWAN ; I. YANNY ; H. RAZAVI ; P. VICKERMAN | 2016
Dans Lancet Infectious Diseases (The) (Vol.16, n°7, July 2016) Article : Périodique

Background: At global level, there are 37 million people infected with HIV and 115 million people with antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV). Little is known about the extent of HIV-HCV co-infection. We sought to characterise the epidemiology an[...]

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Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis among injecting drug users in Russia: a multi-city study

T. RHODES ; L. PLATT ; S. MAXIMOVA ; E. KOSHKINA ; N. LATISHEVSKAYA ; M. HICKMAN ; A. RENTON ; N. BOBROVA ; T. McDONALD ; J. V. PARRY | 2006
Périodique

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis in injecting drug users (IDUs) in Russia. Methods: Unlinked anonymous cross-sectional survey of 1473 IDUs recruited from non-treatment settings in Moscow, Volgog[...]

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The International journal on drug policy HIV infection and risk behaviour of primary fentanyl and amphetamine injectors in Tallinn, Estonia: implications for intervention

A. TALU ; Rajaleid K ; K. ABEL-OLLO ; K. RÜÜTEL ; Rahu M ; T. RHODES ; L. PLATT ; Bobrova N ; A. UUSKULA | 2010
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.21, n°1, January 2010) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: Following a heroin shortage, fentanyl and 3-methylfentanyl, known as "China White" and "White Persian", have become the most widely used drugs, along with amphetamine, among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Tallinn, Estonia. METHODS: I[...]

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The prevalence of injecting drug use in a Russian city: implications for harm reduction and coverage

L. PLATT ; M. HICKMAN ; T. RHODES ; MIKHAILOVA L. ; KARAVASHKIN V. ; VLASOV A. ; K. TILLING ; V. HOPE ; KHUTORKSOY M. ; A. RENTON | 2004
Périodique

FRANÇAIS : L'étude a été menée à partir de 3 sources de données : les dossiers des services de soins, les statistiques policières et les données sur la séropositivité. La population des usagers de drogues injectables est estimée à 20 226 person[...]

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