Performance and coverage of HIV interventions for injection drug users: Insights from triangulation of programme, field and surveillance data from Pakistan

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 219-225

  Khan, Adnan A ^a,b   Khan, Ayesha ^a  

^a Research and Development Solutions   (Pakistan)

^b Ministry of Health   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Coverage; IDU interventions; Monitoring and evaluation; National response; Programme performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PAKISTAN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956350190     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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