Injection cessation and relapse to injection and the associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran: The Rostam study

• Main Authors: Soheil Mehmandoost (Author), Ali Mirzazadeh (Author), Mohammad Karamouzian (Author), Mehrdad Khezri (Author), Heidar Sharafi (Author), Armita Shahesmaeili (Author), Saiedeh Haji Maghsoudi (Author), Nima Ghalekhani (Author), Fatemeh Tavakoli (Author), Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshani (Author), Mostafa Shokoohi (Author), Niloufar Aghaali (Author), Ali Akbar Haghdoost (Author), Hamid Sharifi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Drug injection is a major health-related problem worldwide. Injection cessation and relapse to injection could significantly alter the risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID). This study aimed to estimate the rate of injection cessation and re...