Impact of opioid substitution therapy on the HIV prevention benefit of antiretroviral therapy for people who inject drugs

A recent meta-analysis suggested that opioid substitution therapy (OST) increased uptake of antiretroviral treatment (ART) and HIV viral suppression. We modelled whether OST could improve the HIV prevention benefit achieved by ART among people who inject drugs (PWID). We modelled how introducing OST...

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Published in:	AIDS (London) Vol. 31; no. 8; p. 1181
Main Authors:	Mukandavire, Christinah, Low, Andrea, Mburu, Gitau, Trickey, Adam, May, Margaret T, Davies, Charlotte F, French, Clare E, Looker, Katharine J, Rhodes, Tim, Platt, Lucy, Guise, Andy, Hickman, Matthew, Vickerman, Peter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 15.05.2017
Subjects:	Anti-Retroviral Agents - administration & dosage Chemoprevention - methods Chemoprevention - statistics & numerical data Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control Drug Utilization HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - prevention & control HIV Infections - transmission Humans Models, Statistical Opiate Substitution Treatment Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications Substance Abuse, Intravenous - drug therapy Treatment Outcome
ISSN:	1473-5571, 1473-5571
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