A hand-washing community-based educational intervention to reduce abscess incidence among people who inject drugs: a cluster randomised controlled clinical trial protocol (the HAWA study protocol)

• Main Authors: Liam Balhan (Author), Marion Aubert (Author), Cynthia Lacoux (Author), Nina Grau (Author), Joachim Levy (Author), Marie-Lou Stefanowski (Author), Lola Perreaut (Author), Luis Sagaon-Teyssier (Author), Sylvie Deuffic-Burban (Author), Anthony Cousien (Author), David Michels (Author), Marie Costa (Author), Perrine Roux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Besides the high prevalence of HIV and HCV infections, people who inject drugs (PWID) have a cumulative risk of acquiring skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) from, among other things, social precariousness, homelessness/unstable housing, and unhygienic injecting practices. We...