Opioid agonist therapy uptake among people who inject drugs: the findings of two consecutive bio-behavioral surveillance surveys in Iran

• Main Authors: Mehran Nakhaeizadeh (Author), Zahra Abdolahinia (Author), Hamid Sharifi (Author), Ali Mirzazadeh (Author), Ali Akbar Haghdoost (Author), Mostafa Shokoohi (Author), Stefan Baral (Author), Mohammad Karamouzian (Author), Armita Shahesmaeili (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) uptake has been associated with multiple positive health outcomes among people who inject drugs (PWID). This study evaluated the pattern of OAT uptake among PWID in two consecutive national bio-behavioral surveillance surveys (2010 and 2014) in Iran....