Evaluating recruitment among female sex workers and injecting drug users at risk for HIV using respondent-driven sampling in Estonia

A. UUSKULA ; L. G. JOHNSTON ; M. RAAG ; A. TRUMMAL ; A. TALU ; D. C. DES JARLAIS | 2010
Dans Journal of Urban Health (Vol.87, n°2, March 2010) Article : Périodique

Few recent publications have highlighted theoretical and methodological challenges using respondent-driven sampling (RDS). To explore why recruitment with RDS may work in some populations and not in others, we assess the implementation of RDS to[...]

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Monitoring quality and coverage of harm reduction services for people who use drugs: a consensus study

L. WIESSING ; M. FERRI ; V. BELACKOVA ; P. CARRIERI ; S. R. FRIEDMAN ; C. FOLCH ; K. DOLAN ; B. GALVIN ; P. VICKERMAN ; J. V. LAZARUS ; V. MRAVCIK ; M. KRETZSCHMAR ; V. SYPSA ; A. SARASA-RENEDO ; A. UUSKULA ; D. PARASKEVIS ; L. MENDAO ; D. ROSSI ; N. VAN GELDER ; L. MITCHESON ; L. PAOLI ; C. DIAZ GOMEZ ; M. MILHET ; N. DASCALU ; J. KNIGHT ; G. HAY ; E. KALAMARA ; R. SIMON ; C. M. COMISKEY ; C. ROSSI ; P. GRIFFITHS ; EUBEST working group | 2017
Dans Harm Reduction Journal (Vol.14, n°19, 2017) Article : Périodique

Background and aims: Despite advances in our knowledge of effective services for people who use drugs over the last decades globally, coverage remains poor in most countries, while quality is often unknown. This paper aims to discuss the histori[...]

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Multiple routes of drug administration and HIV risk among injecting drug users

S. VOROBJOV ; A. UUSKULA ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; K. ABEL-OLLO ; A. TALU ; K. RÜÜTEL | 2012
Dans Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (Vol.42, n°4, June 2012) Article : Périodique

This study assesses relationships between drug administration routes and HIV serostatus, drug use, and sexual behaviors among current injecting drug users (IDUs) in Tallinn, Estonia. We recruited 350 IDUs for a cross-sectional risk behavior surv[...]

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Preventing injection drug use initiation: State of the evidence and opportunities for the future [Editorial]

D. WERB ; R. N. BLUTHENTHAL ; G. KOLLA ; C. STRIKE ; A. H. KRAL ; A. UUSKULA ; D. DES JARLAIS | 2018
Dans Journal of Urban Health (Vol.95, n°1, February 2018) Article : Périodique

Just over 10 years have passed since public health experts called for an update to the "infection risk reduction hierarchy". At the time Vlahov et al. noted that HIV prevention programs for people who inject drugs (PWID), 13% of whom are estimat[...]

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The fentanyl epidemic in Estonia: factors in its evolution and opportunities for a comprehensive public health response, a scoping review

A. UUSKULA ; A. TALU ; S. VOROBJOV ; M. SALEKESIN ; J. RANNAP ; L. LEMSALU ; D. DES JARLAIS | 2020
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.81, July 2020) Article : Périodique

Background: The spread of illicitly manufactured fentanyl has the potential to greatly increase the fatal overdoses in many places in the world. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the evolution of fentanyl use epidemic in Estonia. Methods:[...]

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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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Univariable associations between a history of incarceration and HIV and HCV prevalence among people who inject drugs across 17 countries in Europe 2006 to 2020 - is the precautionary principle applicable?

L. WIESSING ; E. KALAMARA ; J. STONE ; P. ALTAN ; L. VAN BAELEN ; A. FOTIOU ; D. GARCIA ; J. GOULAO ; B. GUARITA ; V. HOPE ; M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; L. JURGELAITIENE ; M. KABERG ; A. KAMARULZAMAN ; L. LEMSALU ; A. KIVITE-URTANE ; B. KOLARIC ; L. MONTANARI ; M. ROSINSKA ; L. SAVA ; I. HORVATH ; T. SEYLER ; V. SYPSA ; A. TARJAN ; I. YIASEMI ; R. ZIMMERMANN ; M. FERRI ; K. DOLAN ; A. UUSKULA ; P. VICKERMAN | 2021
Dans Eurosurveillance (Vol.26, n°49, 09 Decembe 2021) Article : Périodique

Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are frequently incarcerated, which is associated with multiple negative health outcomes. Aim: We aimed to estimate the associations between a history of incarceration and prevalence of HIV and HCV infe[...]

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