A qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to participate in a needle exchange program for women who inject drugs

• Главные авторы: Malin Värmå Falk (Автор), Susanne Strömdahl (Автор), Anna Mia Ekström (Автор), Martin Kåberg (Автор), Niklas Karlsson (Автор), Helena Dahlborn (Автор), Anders Hammarberg (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Women who inject drugs (WWID) show higher levels of injecting risk behaviour compared to men, putting them at risk of contracting HIV and hepatitis C (HCV). Compared to men, WWID are also less present in harm reduction programs such as needle exchange programs (NEP). The aim of t...