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Injection drug use practices and HIV infection among people who inject drugs in Kigali, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background In Rwanda, epidemiological data characterizing people who inject drugs (PWID) and their burden of HIV are limited. We examined injection drug use (IDU) history and practices, and HIV infection in a sample of PWID in Kigali. Methods From October 2019 to February 2020, 307 PWID age...

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Main Authors:	Jean Olivier Twahirwa Rwema (Author), Vianney Nizeyimana (Author), Neia M. Prata (Author), Nneoma E. Okonkwo (Author), Amelia A. Mazzei (Author), Sulemani Muhirwa (Author), Athanase Rukundo (Author), Lisa Lucas (Author), Audace Niyigena (Author), Jean Damascene Makuza (Author), Chris Beyrer (Author), Stefan D. Baral (Author), Aflodis Kagaba (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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