Association between expatriation and HIV awareness and knowledge among injecting drug users in Kabul, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional comparison of former refugees to those remaining during conflict

C. S. TODD ; A. M. S. ABED ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; P. T. SCOTT ; B. A. BOTROS ; N. SAFI ; K. C. EARHART | 2007
Périodique

ENGLISH : Background: Little is known about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) awareness among Afghan injecting drug users (IDUs), many of whom initiated injecting as refugees. We explored whether differences in HIV awareness and knowledge exi[...]

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Correlates of receptive and distributive needle sharing among injection drug users in Kabul, Afghanistan

C. S. TODD ; A. M. S. ABED ; P. T. SCOTT ; B. A. BOTROS ; N. SAFI ; K. C. EARHART ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2008
Périodique

ENGLISH : We describe receptive and distributive needle/syringe sharing among injection drug users (IDUs) in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this cross-sectional study, IDUs completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression ident[...]

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Drug use and harm reduction in Afghanistan

C. S. TODD ; N. SAFI ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2005
Dans Harm Reduction Journal (Vol.2 n°13, 2005) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : Opium has been cultivated in Afghanistan since 1100 A.D., although production has steadily increased since 1979. Currently, Afghanistan produces three-quarters of the global opium supply, with injection drug use and HIV currently fol[...]

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