A cross-sectional study of factors associated with COVID-19 testing among people who inject drugs: missed opportunities for reaching those most at risk

• Main Authors: Samantha Yeager (Author), Daniela Abramovitz (Author), Alicia Yolanda Harvey-Vera (Author), Carlos F. Vera (Author), Angel Blake Algarin (Author), Laramie Rae Smith (Author), Gudelia Rangel (Author), Irina Artamonova (Author), Thomas Leroy Patterson (Author), Angela Robertson Bazzi (Author), Emma L. Brugman (Author), Steffanie Ann Strathdee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. We examined correlates of COVID-19 testing among PWID in the U.S.-Mexico border region and described encounters with services representing potential opportunities (i.e., 'touchpoints') where COVID-19...