Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and also have high levels of homelessness and unstable housing. We assessed whether homelessness or unstable housing is associated with an increased risk of HIV or HCV acquisition among PWID compared w...

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Published in:	The Lancet. Public health Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. e309 - e323
Main Authors:	Arum, Chiedozie, Fraser, Hannah, Artenie, Andreea Adelina, Bivegete, Sandra, Trickey, Adam, Alary, Michel, Astemborski, Jacquie, Iversen, Jennifer, Lim, Aaron G, MacGregor, Louis, Morris, Meghan, Ong, Jason J, Platt, Lucy, Sack-Davis, Rachel, van Santen, Daniela K, Solomon, Sunil S, Sypsa, Vana, Valencia, Jorge, Van Den Boom, Wijnand, Walker, Josephine G, Ward, Zoe, Stone, Jack, Vickerman, Peter, Cherutich, Peter, Debeck, Kora, Dietze, Paul, Dumchev, Kostyantyn, Hayashi, Kanna, Hellard, Margaret, Hickman, Matthew, Hope, Vivian, Judd, Ali, Kåberg, Martin, Kurth, Ann E., Leclerc, Pascale, Maher, Lisa, Mehta, Shruti H., Page, Kimberly A, Prins, Maria, Todd, Catherine S., Strathdee, Steffanie A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2021 Elsevier, Ltd Elsevier
Subjects:	Global Health - statistics & numerical data Hepatitis C - epidemiology HIV Infections - epidemiology Housing - statistics & numerical data Humans Ill-Housed Persons - statistics & numerical data Internal Medicine Public Health Risk Assessment Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
ISSN:	2468-2667, 2468-2667
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