Gender differences in the provision of injection initiation assistance: a comparison of three North American settings

• Main Authors: Stephanie A. Meyers (Author), Ayden Scheim (Author), Sonia Jain (Author), Xiaoying Sun (Author), M. J. Milloy (Author), Kora DeBeck (Author), Kanna Hayashi (Author), Richard S. Garfein (Author), Dan Werb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim Individuals experience differential risks in their initiation into drug injecting based on their gender. Data suggest women are more likely to be injected after their initiator and to share injection equipment. Little is known, however, regarding how gender influences the risk that peop...