Structural interventions for HIV prevention among women who use drugs: A global perspective

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages S140-S145

  Blankenship, Kim M ^a   Reinhard, Erica ^a   Sherman, Susan G ^b   El Bassel, Nabila ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Columbia University School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual factors; HIV prevention; Structural interventions; Women drug users

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXISM; SOCIAL ASPECT; ADDICTION; COMPLICATION; HEALTH; HIV INFECTIONS; SOCIAL CONTROL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84938517429     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000638     Document Type: Review

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