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January 30, 2017Addictive Behaviors ReportsOpen Access

Social determinants of HIV/HCV co-infection: A case study from people who inject drugs in rural Puerto Rico

Roberto Abadie Melissa Welch-Lazoritz Bilal Khan Kirk Dombrowski

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Abstract

• Co-infection correlates with age, longer period of drug use, medical insurance coverage and sexual identity. • LGBT PWID are vulnerable to co-infection. Stigma, commercial sex and violence compounds risk. • Culturally sensitive prevention strategies focused on this particular population should be implemented to avoid co-infection.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d5067a7839e36ac1cd4b3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2017.01.004

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