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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 (2018)
Auteur(s) :
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
Article en page(s) :
545-563
Sous-type de document :
Méta-analyse / Meta-analysis ; Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Refs biblio. :
72
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
PROGRAMME
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
HEPATITE
;
USAGER
Résumé :
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 review and meta-analysis. Bibliographic databases were searched for studies measuring concurrent exposure to current OST (within the last 6 months) and/or NSP and HCV incidence among PWID. High NSP coverage was defined as regular NSP attendance or >= 100% coverage (receiving sufficient or greater number of needles and syringes per reported injecting frequency). Studies were assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias in non-randomized studies tool. Random-effects models were used in meta-analysis.
Results: We identified 28 studies (n = 6279) in North America (13), United Kingdom (five), Europe (four), Australia (five) and China (one). Studies were at moderate (two), serious (17) critical (seven) and non-assessable risk of bias (two). Current OST is associated with 50% [risk ratio (RR) =0.50, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.40-0.63] reduction in HCV acquisition risk, consistent across region and with low heterogeneity (I² = 0, P = 0.889). Weaker evidence was found for high NSP coverage (RR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.39-1.61) with high heterogeneity (I² = 77%, P = 0.002). After stratifying by region, high NSP coverage in Europe was associated with a 56% reduction in HCV acquisition risk (RR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.24-0.80) with low heterogeneity (I² = 12.3%, P = 0.337), but not in North America (RR = 1.58, I² = 89.5%, P = Conclusions: Opioid substitution therapy reduces risk of hepatitis C acquisition and is strengthened in combination with needle and syringe programmes (NSP). There is weaker evidence for the impact of needle syringe programmes alone, although stronger evidence that high coverage is associated with reduced risk in Europe.
Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Bibliographic databases were searched for studies measuring concurrent exposure to current OST (within the last 6 months) and/or NSP and HCV incidence among PWID. High NSP coverage was defined as regular NSP attendance or >= 100% coverage (receiving sufficient or greater number of needles and syringes per reported injecting frequency). Studies were assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias in non-randomized studies tool. Random-effects models were used in meta-analysis.
Results: We identified 28 studies (n = 6279) in North America (13), United Kingdom (five), Europe (four), Australia (five) and China (one). Studies were at moderate (two), serious (17) critical (seven) and non-assessable risk of bias (two). Current OST is associated with 50% [risk ratio (RR) =0.50, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.40-0.63] reduction in HCV acquisition risk, consistent across region and with low heterogeneity (I² = 0, P = 0.889). Weaker evidence was found for high NSP coverage (RR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.39-1.61) with high heterogeneity (I² = 77%, P = 0.002). After stratifying by region, high NSP coverage in Europe was associated with a 56% reduction in HCV acquisition risk (RR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.24-0.80) with low heterogeneity (I² = 12.3%, P = 0.337), but not in North America (RR = 1.58, I² = 89.5%, P = Conclusions: Opioid substitution therapy reduces risk of hepatitis C acquisition and is strengthened in combination with needle and syringe programmes (NSP). There is weaker evidence for the impact of needle syringe programmes alone, although stronger evidence that high coverage is associated with reduced risk in Europe.
Affiliation :
Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- voir aussi :
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 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)