Egocentric network characteristics of people who inject drugs in the Chicago metro area and associations with hepatitis C virus and injection risk behavior

• Main Authors: Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti (Author), Joshua Falk (Author), Carl Latkin (Author), Maggie Kaufmann (Author), Leslie Williams (Author), Basmattee Boodram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hepatitis C (HCV) infection has been rising in the suburban and rural USA, mainly via injection-based transmission. Injection and sexual networks are recognized as an important element in fostering and preventing risky behavior; however, the role of social support networks has re...