Opportunities for enhancing and integrating HIV and drug services for drug using vulnerable populations in South Africa

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-295

  Parry, Charles D H ^a,b   Petersen, Petal ^a   Carney, Tara ^a   Needle, Richard ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Illicit drugs; Integrated services; Rapid assessment; Sex risk; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77953810871     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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