The effect of migration, location in mining or borderland areas on HIV incidence among people who use drugs attending a harm reduction programme in Myanmar, 2014-2021: a retrospective cohort study
Lucy Platt,
Khine Wut Yee Kyaw,
Sujit D. Rathod
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundHigh HIV prevalence has been documented among people who use drugs (PWUD) in Myanmar particularly in mining and borderland areas. We estimated incidence of HIV among PWUD (via injecting and other routes) and examine associations between location in mining or borderland areas, migration and risk of infection.Methods and findingsAnalysis of data among PWUD registered at harm reduction programmes across Sagaing region, Kachin, and Northern Shan States between 2014-2021. Data on sociodemographic, drug us… Show more
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