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Young people who inject drugs in Mozambique: should we emphasize them in the National Harm Reduction Plan?

Baltazar, cynthia semá; Boothe, makini; Kellogg, timothy.
Mozambique has one of the highest burdens of HIV globally, and people who inject drugs (PWID) have one of thehighest HIV infection rates in Africa. After the implementation of the first Biological Behavioral Surveillance (BBS) Survey among PWID in Mozambique, the Ministry of Health started the developmen...
Pharmaceutical Preparations, HIV Infections/complications, Epidemics, Vulnerable Populations, Biological Products, Harm Reduction, Adolescent, Drug Users, Mozambique, HIV Infections/prevention & control, Needle-Exchange Programs/methods, Substance Abuse, Intravenous/complications
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Access to and use of health and social services among people who inject drugs in two urban areas of Mozambique, 2014: qualitative results from a formative assessment

Dengo-Baloi, liliana; Boothe, makini; Baltazar, cynthia semá; Sathane, isabel; Langa, denise chitsondzo; Condula, manuel; Ricardo, helena; Inguane, celso; Teodoro, eugénia; Gouveia, lídia; Raymond, henry f; Horth, roberta.
BMC public health (Online); 20 (975), 2020
Background: Prior to 2014, data about health seeking behaviors or service uptake for People who inject drugs (PWID) in Mozambique did not exist. We present the results from the formative assessment component of the Biological and Behavioral Survey (BBS). Methods: Standardized interview guides were used d...
Pharmacies/organization & administration, Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data, Needle Sharing, Mozambique/epidemiology, Middle Aged, Interviews as Topic, Mental Health Services/organization & administration, Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data, Health Behavior, Harm Reduction, Focus Groups, Adolescent, Qualitative Research, Social Stigma, Social Work/statistics & numerical data, Substance Abuse, Intravenous/epidemiology
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